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Board of Supervisors

City and County of San Francisco

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City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689

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AGENDA
Tuesday, April 8, 2003
2:00 PM

Regular meeting

 


MATT GONZALEZ, PRESIDENT
TOM AMMIANO, CHRIS DALY, BEVAN DUFTY, TONY HALL,
FIONA MA, SOPHIE MAXWELL, JAKE McGOLDRICK,
GAVIN NEWSOM, AARON PESKIN, GERARDO SANDOVAL

Gloria L. Young, Clerk of the Board


ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Motion to approve the March 4, 2003 and March 18, 2003 Meeting Minutes.

AGENDA CHANGES

COMMUNICATIONS

Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents:
1) Legislation
2) Budget Analyst report
3) Legislative Analyst report
4) Department or Agency cover letter and/or report
5) Public correspondence
These items will be available for review at City Hall, Room 244, Reception Desk.

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

Items 1 through 3

Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Hall, Dufty, Gonzalez

1. 030322 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Maxuman Lamar Chenier]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Maxuman Lamar Chenier against the City and County of San Francisco for $237,500; the lawsuit was filed on August 14, 2000 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 314357; entitled Maxuman Lamar Chenier v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
(Public Benefit Recipient.)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

2. 030343 [Settlement of Lawsuit - SamTrans/Tanforan]
Ordinance approving settlement of litigation of San Mateo County Transit District against City and County of San Francisco for total value of $2,544,500. (City Attorney)
(No Public Benefit Recipient.)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

3. 030385 [Appointment]
Resolution appointing Randall Low and John G. Williams, terms ending January 15, 2006 to the San Francisco Health Authority. Residency requirement waived for John G. Williams.
Randall Low, term expired, seat 7, must be a physician, and nominee of SF Medical Society or any successor organization for the unexpired portion of a 3-year term ending January 15, 2006.
John G. Williams (residency requirement waived), succeeding Jack Fries, term expired, seat 4, must be Senior Manager of St. Luke's Hospital for the unexpired portion of a 3-year term ending January 15, 2006.

Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Questions on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, or adoption, as indicated:______________________________________________

REGULAR AGENDA

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Recommendation of the Budget Committee
Present: Supervisors Daly, Peskin, Maxwell, Ma

4. 030415 [Approval of Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates] Supervisors Ma, Daly
Ordinance amending Chapter 16, Article XV, of Part 1 of the San Francisco Municipal (Administrative) Code by amending Section 16.703 regarding Board approval of Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates.
(No Public Benefit Recipient.)

4/1/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
4/1/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING. Supervisor Daly requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendation of the Finance and Audits Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Sandoval, McGoldrick

5. 030315 [Fleet Management Program] Supervisors Peskin, Daly
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by repealing existing Section 4.10-1 and adding a new Section 4.10-1, to place all City general purpose vehicles under the jurisdiction of the Director of Administrative Services as part of a comprehensive fleet management program.
4/1/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING. Supervisor Daly requested to be added as sponsor.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendations of the Land Use Committee
Present: Supervisors McGoldrick, Maxwell, Ammiano

6. 012042 [Zoning Map Amendment - King and Townsend Streets] Supervisors Daly, Maxwell
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco, Section Map 8H, to change the height and bulk district designation of Assessor's Block 3800, Lots 1 and 2, at King and Seventh Streets, from 50-X to 65-X; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1.
8/8/2002, CALLED FROM COMMITTEE.
8/19/2002, CONTINUED. Supervisor Daly requested that this item be continued to November 18, 2002.
11/18/2002, RE-REFERRED to Transportation and Commerce Committee.
4/1/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

7. 020972 [Designation of the Dogpatch Historic District] Supervisors Maxwell, Peskin, Ammiano, McGoldrick, Dufty, Newsom
Ordinance amending Article 10 of the Planning Code by adding Appendix L designating the Dogpatch Historic District, the location and the boundaries of which are generally between Indiana and Third Street, odd and even addresses, from 18th to Tubbs Street, and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.
4/1/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING. Supervisors Dufty and Newsom requested to be added as co-sponsors.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

8. 030203 [Dogpatch Historic District] Supervisors Maxwell, Ammiano, McGoldrick, Dufty, Peskin
Ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to indicate the Dogpatch Historic District, the location and the boundaries of which are generally between Indiana and Third Street, odd and even addresses, from 18th to Tubbs Street, and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.
4/1/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING. Supervisors Dufty and Peskin requested to be added as co-sponsors.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

9. 021338 [Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use District] Supervisors Maxwell, Ammiano, McGoldrick, Dufty, Newsom
Ordinance adding Section 782 to the Planning Code to create a Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use District prohibiting liquor establishments and regulating existing non-conforming liquor establishments; amending Section 249.14 of the Planning Code to remove inconsistent regulations regarding liquor establishments; amending Zoning Map Sheet 8SU and 10SU of the City and County of San Francisco to indicate the boundaries of the Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use District, and making findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.
4/1/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING. Supervisors Dufty and Newsom requested to be added as co-sponsors.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

NEW BUSINESS

Recommendation of Finance and Audits Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Sandoval, Daly

10. 030389 [Agreement to sell former Central Freeway parcel]
Resolution approving and authorizing an agreement for the sale at 94% of fair market value of certain real property formerly occupied by the Central Freeway; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City's general plan and eight priority policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution. (Real Estate Department)
(Public Benefit Recipient.)

Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Recommendations of the Budget Committee
Present: Supervisors Daly, Maxwell, Ma, Gonzalez

11. 030352 [Parking Meter Rates] Mayor
Ordinance approving parking meter rates. (Mayor)
(No Public Benefit Recipient.)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

Present: Supervisors Daly, Peskin, Maxwell, Ma, Gonzalez

12. 030424 [Establishing parking violation and late payment penalties]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending Sections 130 and 131 and adding Section 132 to establish fines for parking violations and late payment penalties. (Budget Committee)
(Supervisor Daly dissenting in Committee)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

Present: Supervisors Daly, Peskin, Maxwell, Ma

13. 030141 [Review of Current City Budget Reserve and Fund Balance Practices] Supervisors Ammiano, Ma, Newsom, McGoldrick, Peskin
Resolution urging the Controller to review current City and County budget reserve and fund balance practices and best practices in other local jurisdictions, review historic changes in City revenues and one-time expenditures during periods of greater than average growth in City revenues and best practices in other jurisdictions, review and analyze the feasibility of establishing a revenue stabilization fund for use during economic downturns funded by extraordinary growth in City revenues, and recommend to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors best practices for budget reserves and fund balances and recommendations for allocation of greater than average growth in General Fund revenues for a revenue stabilization fund, prevention programs, one-time capital spending and spending on deferred maintenance.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

14. 030305 [Budget Direction to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and City Departments] Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Peskin
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to identify and recommend to the Budget Committee potential cuts equaling 10 and 20% of the Board of Supervisors budget, directing the Budget Analyst to contact elected officials and department heads in General Fund supported City departments to request proposed cuts equaling 10 and 20% of General Fund supported costs for administrative positions earning a base salary of more than $90,000 annually, including all Management Compensation and Classification Plan (MCCP) positions, and non-essential functions within their administrative budgets, directing the Budget Analyst to develop a budget justification and staffing analysis in consultation with the Fire Department to transfer Chief's Aides to firefighting or other appropriate positions within the Fire Department and urging the Director of Human Resources to expand planned job placement assistance programs for City employees who are laid off during the budget process to meet the needs of professional staff, including identifying potential job opportunities in non-General Fund departments and other government agencies.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

Recommendation of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Hall, Dufty, Gonzalez

15. 021999 [Biosciences Task Force] Supervisors Maxwell, Dufty
Resolution establishing a Biosciences Task Force to make policy recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and setting forth the membership and duties of the Task Force.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.

16. 030376 [Public Hearing - Appeal, Negative Declaration for 40-50 Lansing Street]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the Planning Commission certification of Final Mitigated Negative Declaration, File No. 2002.0446E, for a proposed 81 unit Residential Building located at 40-50 Lansing Street (aka 35 Guy Street), Block 3749, Lot 11, in San Francisco. (Clerk of the Board)
(Appeal filed February 21, 2003; Publication of Preliminary Mitigated Negative Declaration: October 19, 2002; Amended Mitigated Negative Declaration: December 30, 2002; Final Mitigated Negative Declaration adopted and issued on February 20, 2003; Planning Commission Motion No. 16530 affirming the decision to issue a Mitigated Negative Declaration dated February 20, 2003; companion measure to Files 030373, 030374, 030375; General Public Hearing Notice mailed March 12, 2003; District 6.)

3/25/2003, CONTINUED. Continued to April 8, 2003
Action:___________________________

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, notice is hereby given: If you challenge the above matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described above, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors, (1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244; San Francisco, CA 94102-4689) at, or prior to, the public hearing.

From the Clerk

(Only one of the following two motions should be adopted.)

17. 030373 [Affirm adoption of the negative declaration for 40-50 Lansing Street]
Motion affirming the Planning Commission adoption of the negative declaration for 40-50 Lansing Street. (Clerk of the Board)
3/25/2003, CONTINUED. Continued to April 8, 2003
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

18. 030374 [Reversing adoption of the negative declaration for 40-50 Lansing Street]
Motion reversing the Planning Commission adoption of the negative declaration for 40-50 Lansing Street. (Clerk of the Board)
3/25/2003, CONTINUED. Continued to April 8, 2003
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

19. 030375 [Preparation of findings to reverse adoption of the negative declaration for 40-50 Lansing Street]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the Planning Commission adoption of the negative declaration for 40-50 Lansing Street. (Clerk of the Board)
3/25/2003, CONTINUED. Continued to April 8, 2003
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.

Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole

20. 030477 [Hearing - Budget Committee Special Off-site Meetings]
Hearing before the full Board of Supervisors to consider motion scheduling special off-site meetings of the Budget Committee for the purpose of receiving community input on the City and County of San Francisco's 2003-2004 Budget. (Clerk of the Board)
Action:___________________________

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, notice is hereby given: If you challenge the above matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described above, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors, (1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244; San Francisco, CA 94102-4689) at, or prior to, the public hearing.

Committee of the Whole Rise and Report Without Recommendation

21. 030499 [Off-Site Budget Committee Meetings] Supervisor Daly
Motion scheduling special off-site meetings of the Budget Committee for the purpose of receiving community input on the City and County of San Francisco's 2003-2004 Budget.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

COMMITTEE REPORTS
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
The following items will be considered by the Budget Committee at a Regular Meeting on Thursday, April 3, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to send the following items to the Board as a committee report.

From the Budget Committee

22. 030420 [Specifying that revenues from littering citations issued by DPW environmental control officers go to DPW] Supervisors McGoldrick, Dufty, Maxwell, Ma, Peskin
Ordinance amending Section 38 of the Police Code Article to specify that revenues from citations issued by DPW environmental control officers for littering shall be allocated to DPW and used to fund litter enforcement and abatement.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

23. 030482 [Administrative Penalties for Littering and Specified Nuisance] Supervisors McGoldrick, Peskin, Maxwell
Ordinance amending Sections 37, 38, and 63 of the Police Code, Sections 41.13, 283.1, 287 and 581 of the Health Code and Sections 170, 173, 174, 174.2, 184.63, and 724.4 of the Public Works Code to authorize the assessment of administrative penalties as an alternative to infractions for littering and specified nuisance violations; amending the Police Code by adding a new Section 39-1 to establish procedures for the imposition, review and collection of administrative penalties.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

From the Rules Committee
The following item will be considered by the Rules Committee at a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to send the following item to the Board as a committee report.

24. 022027 [Conflict of Interest Code Amendments] Supervisor Gonzalez
Ordinance amending sections 3.1-109, 3.1-110, 3.1-120, 3.1-135, 3.1-140, 3.1-145, 3.1-150, 3.1-155, 3.1-170, 3.1-175, 3.1-195, 3.1-230, 3.1-240, 3.1-245, 3.1-250, 3.1-260, 3.1-265, 3.1-270, 3.1-275, 3.1-310, 3.1-315, 3.1-320, 3.1-335, 3.1-345, 3.1-350, 3.1-360, 3.1-365, 3.1-375, 3.1-390, 3.1-395, 3.1-430, 3.1-435, and 3.1-445; deleting section 3.1-330 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code; and adding sections 3.1-169 and 3.1-225 to the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update the list of designated employees who must file financial disclosure statements and to modify the applicable disclosure requirements.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

25. ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS
Roll call for introduction of ordinances, resolutions, charter amendments, requests for hearings, letters of inquiry, letters of request to the City Attorney and Board Members' reports on their regional body activities.

26. PUBLIC COMMENT
An opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, including items being considered today which have not been considered by a Board committee and excluding items which have been considered by a Board committee. Members of the public may address the Board for up to three minutes. Each member of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak, 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

FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE
These measures are introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote is required for adoption of a resolution today. Any Supervisor may require any resolution to go to committee.

Items 27 through 42

27. 030528 [Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) reauthorization] Supervisor Gonzalez
Resolution urging the United States Congress to reauthorize TANF funds without 1) increasing the weekly work requirement from 30 to 40 hours or 2) shortening the length of time welfare recipients can participate in educational and vocational training.
4/1/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

28. 030529 [Commend US Youth Games Taste on the Bay] Supervisor Hall
Resolution commending the US Youth Games Taste on the Bay event organizers and participants for their efforts to raise necessary funds for the 2003 United States Youth Games to be held July 25-29, 2003 in San Francisco and to proclaim Tuesday, April 22, 2003 as US Youth Games Taste on the Bay Day in San Francisco.
4/1/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

29. 030530 [CEDAW Gender Analysis] Supervisors Newsom, Ma, Dufty
Resolution urging City Departments to consider a CEDAW gender analysis prior to proposing departmental budget and/or staff cuts.
4/1/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

30. 030531 [Hetch Hetchy Water System Capital Improvement Program] Supervisor Newsom
Resolution urging the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to expedite the implementation of the Capital Improvement Program to rehabilitate, repair and upgrade the Hetch Hetchy Water System and to begin developing plans for a Project labor Agreement with the appropriate labor unions system wide, and to report in writing on the status to the Board of Supervisors within forty-five days of the adoption of this resolution.
4/1/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

31. 030532 [Recognition of the Armenian Genocide] Supervisors Peskin, Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, McGoldrick, Hall, Newsom, Maxwell, Sandoval
Resolution calling upon Congressman Tom Lantos to reflect the will of the people and elected representatives of San Francisco by supporting and advocating for proper recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
4/1/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

32. 030533 [Extend Asthma Task Force] Supervisor Maxwell
Resolution to extend the Asthma Task Force to June 30, 2005.
4/1/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

33. 030542 [Commend Hands On San Francisco] Supervisors Ma, Dufty
Resolution recognizing Hands On San Francisco for its achievements and declaring May 10, 2003 to be "Hands On San Francisco Day" in San Francisco.
4/1/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

34. 030543 [Frances F. Lee Day] Supervisor Ma
Resolution recognizing the contributions made by Ms. Frances F. Lee during her career at City College of San Francisco and her dedicated service to the community and declaring May 9, 2003 to be the "Frances F. Lee Day" in San Francisco.
4/1/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

35. 030544 [Commend Jacquelyn Wheatley Green] Supervisor Ma
Resolution recognizing the achievements of Jacquelyn Wheatley Green.
4/1/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

36. 030545 [Commend Bill Moyers] Supervisor McGoldrick
Resolution commending Bill Moyers for his PBS special series, "Becoming American: The Chinese Experience."
4/1/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

37. 030502 [Final Map for a 6 Unit Residential Condominium Project] Supervisor Dufty
Motion approving Final Map of 2112 Hyde Street, A Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 16, Assessor's Block No. 94, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)
(No Public Benefit Recipient; DPW Order No. 174,036; District 2.)

3/27/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

38. 030503 [Final Map for a 8 Unit Residential Condominium Project]
Motion approving Final Map of 1688 Wallace Avenue, A Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 9 in Assessor's Block No. 5387, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1 (Public Works Department)
(No Public Benefit Recipient; DPW Order No.174,037; District 10.)

3/27/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

39. 030508 [Final Map for a 10 Unit Mixed Use Condominium Project]
Motion approving Final Map of 305-315 Santa Rosa Avenue, a Mixed Use Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 40, Assessor's Block No. 3144A, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1 (Public Works Department)
(No Public Benefit Recipient; DPW Order No. 174,035; District 7.)

3/31/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

40. 030509 [Final Map for a 10 Unit Mixed Use Condominium Project]
Motion approving Final Map of 8-18 Colonial Street, a Mixed Use Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 39, Assessor's Block No. 3144A, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)
(No Public Benefit Recipient; DPW Order No. 174,034; District 11.)

3/31/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

41. 030552 [Final Map for a 9 Unit Residential Condominium Project]
Motion approving Final Map of 420 Stanyan Street, A Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 40 in Assessor's Block No. 1191, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)
(No Public Benefit Recipient; DPW Order No. 174,038; District 5.)

3/31/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

42. 030517 [Declaration of Emergency] Supervisors Ammiano, Newsom, Daly, Peskin, McGoldrick, Maxwell, Dufty
Motion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program.
4/1/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

Questions on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda:_________________________________________

43. IMPERATIVE AGENDA
Resolution(s), if any, to be adopted within limits imposed by the Sunshine Ordinance and the Ralph M. Brown Act, introduced today, not on the printed agenda. For such resolutions to be considered, the Board must first adopt the Serious Injury Finding or the Purely Commendatory Finding and the Brown Act Finding.Each motion requires 8 votes or a unanimous 6 or 7. A unanimous vote is required for the resolution(s).

[Serious Injury Finding]
Motion that the Board find that for the resolution(s) being considered at this time "the need to take action is so imperative as to threaten serious injury to the public interest if action is deferred to a later meeting."

[Purely Commendatory Finding]
Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely commendatory.

[Brown Act Finding]
Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that for the resolutions being considered at this time there is a need to take immediate action and the need to take action came to the attention of the City and County of San Francisco after the agenda was posted.

[Imperative Resolutions, if any]

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

PROPOSED ORDINANCES
Proposed ordinances received from March 25, 2003 through March 31, 2003, for reference by President to appropriate committee on April 8, 2003.

030475 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Sohail Ali, et al.]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Sohail Ali against the City and County of San Francisco for $47,500; the lawsuit was filed on April 29, 2002 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 407-277; entitled Sohail Ali, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
(Public Benefit Recipient.)

3/27/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

030500 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Poppie Kouremetis]
Ordinance authorizing the City Attorney to make an offer of judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 68 of up to $75,000 in settlement of damages, attorneys' fees, and costs in the matter of Kouremetis and County of San Francisco. The lawsuit was filed on May 13, 2002, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 407852 entitled Kouremetis v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
(Public Benefit Recipient.)

3/27/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
Proposed resolutions received from March 25, 2003 through March 31, 2003, for reference by President to appropriate committee on April 8, 2003.

030501 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice]
Resolution authorizing the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice to retroactively accept and expend supplemental grant funding in the amount of $10,000 for Federal FY 1999 and a grant amount of $14,655 for Federal FY 2002 from the U.S. Department of Justice under the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Act to equip law enforcement officers in the Sheriff's Department, Police Department and the Office of the District Attorney with armor vests. (Mayor)
(No Public Benefit Recipient.)

3/26/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee. Department requests this item be scheduled for consideration as soon as possible.

030504 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Project Sentry]
Resolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $400,000 through the United States Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, for a project entitled "Project Sentry", and waiving indirect costs due to funding constraints. (District Attorney)
(No Public Benefit Recipient.)

3/26/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.

030505 [Outreach Advertising]
Resolution designating the Asian Week to be outreach newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the Chinese community for outreach advertising for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2003 and ending June 30, 2004. (Purchaser)
(No Pubic Benefit Recipient.

3/31/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

030506 [Official Advertising]
Resolution designating the San Francisco Independent to be the official newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the category of Type 2 non-consecutive day official advertising, for the fiscal year commencing July 1, 2003 and ending June 30, 2004. (Purchaser)
(No Pubic Benefit Recipient.)

3/31/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

030507 [AIDS Prevention Studies in Africa]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, AIDS Office, (SFDPH, AIDS) to enter retroactively into an agreement with the Regents of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), the primary contractor, to accept and expend funds in the amount of $11,652 to participate in AIDS prevention studies in Africa, for the period of January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003. (Public Health Department)
(No Public Benefit Recipient.)

3/31/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.

030512 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of Children, Youth and Their Families]
Resolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $300,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that targets Vietnamese and Central American newcomer girls between the ages of 0 to 18 in the Tenderloin and Mission neighborhoods. (Mayor)
(No Public Benefit Recipient.)

3/25/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.

030513 [Accept-Expend Federal Grant - Department of Children, Youth and Their Families]
Resolution authorizing the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to accept and expend a grant in the amount of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($350,000) from the United States Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Violence Against Women Office for Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program. (Mayor)
(No Public Benefit Recipient.)

2/25/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.

030562 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from March 25, 2003 through March 31, 2003, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk on April 8, 2003.

From Office of the Controller, Audits Division, submitting report concerning the audit of the department head transition at the Department of Aging and Adult Services.(1)

From Willie B. Kennedy, submitting support for re-appointment of Bennie Yee and Leroy King to the Redevelopment Commission. Files 030190, 030188, Copy: Each Supervisor(2)

From Mayor's Budget Office, Controller, Board of Supervisors Budget Analyst, submitting three-year budget projection for fiscal year 2003-04 through 2005-06.(3)

From Planning Department, submitting certificate of determination of exemption/exclusion from environmental review for Showplace Square Area, at King and Townsend Streets near Seventh Street.Copy: Each Supervisor(4)

From Office of the Controller, submitting budget presentation entitled "At a Glance" for the Fire Department, Police Department and the Department of Public Health. Copy: Budget Committee(5)

From Department of Administrative Services, regarding the Annual Joint Fundraising Drive for 2003. File 030212, Copy: Budget Committee(6)

From Municipal Railway, regarding pedestrian safety issues around the ARCO gas station at the intersection of Geneva and Naples to protect pedestrians and MUNI riders waiting at the bus stop from cars exiting the gas station. (7)

From Department of Parking and Traffic, concerning the feasibility of adding a left turn signal for northbound San Jose Avenue onto Sagamore Street. (Reference No. 20021118-007) Copy: Supervisor Sandoval(8)

From Department of Human Resources, submitting revised Actuarial Report dated March 21, 2003, by Towers Perrin, as required under Section A8.422 of Appendix A to the San Francisco Charter. Copy: Finance Committee(9)

From Office of the Controller, Audits Division, submitting Report of Reassessments and Mandated Audits completed by the Office of the Assessor-Recorder for the period from December 16, 2001 through December 15, 2002.(10)

From Department of Parking and Traffic, concerning the feasibility of marking pedestrian crosswalks and adding signage at the Santa Clara Avenue, Yerba Buena Avenue and Santa Monica Way intersection. (Reference No. 20020408-008) Copy: Supervisor Hall(11)

From Real Estate Division, submitting revised Agreement for Sale of property between SF Architectural Heritage and the City and the Redevelopment Agency for property located at 1345 Turk/1140 Fillmore. File 03-0003, Copy: Finance Committee(12)

From Planning Department, submitting certificate of determination of exemption/exclusion from environmental review for proposed ordinance regarding major exterior alterations to residential buildings in San Francisco.File 022030(13)

From Recreation and Park Department, regarding improvements for pedestrian safety near the Palace of Fine Arts recommended by the Department of Parking and Traffic. (Reference No. 20030113-015) Copy: Supervisor Newsom(14)

From Todd Curtis, filing notice of appeal for property located at 3537-3596 19th Street from action of Planning Commission.(15)

From Department of Public Health, regarding status of SF General Hospital Medical Center's Air Medical Access Needs Assessment and Feasibility Study. (Reference No. 20030211-011) Copy: Supervisor Newsom(16)

From Office of the Controller, Audits Division, submitting report concerning the financial audit of the Statement of Cash and Investments of the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector for the quarter ended December 31, 2002.(17)

From Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, submitting directory of programs funded by the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families for 2002-2004.(18)

From Recreation and Park Department, submitting request for release of reserved funds ($1,214,826) for the department to manage, design and construct park and recreation facilities anticipated in the Department's Capital Plan.(19)

From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to the District Attorney's decision to not file felony charges against the "protestors".(20)

From John Jenkel, submitting two newsletters entitled "Abuse News" dated March 24, and March 25, 2003.(21)

From Anna Mazzetti, commenting on the homeless situation in Dolores Park. Copy: Each Supervisor(22)

From SF Child Care Planning and Advisory Council (CPAC), submitting opposition to the Governor's proposed budget for fiscal year 2003-2004 realigning child care and other social services to the county level.(23)

From Bay Rail Alliance, submitting support for AB 812, to allow the construction of the Transbay Terminal on the site of the existing terminal building.(24)

From Jim Corrigan, commenting on the wage difference between the SF Fire Department Battalion Chiefs and Daly City Fire Department Battalion Chiefs.Copy: Each Supervisor(25)

From Mario Rogers Sr., submitting support for continued funding for Liberation House Inc., a non-profit, residential alcohol and drug treatment program in San Francisco. Copy: Each Supervisor(26)

From Lauren Mobley, submitting support for legislation that would allow law enforcement to implement anti-panhandling and loitering in San Francisco.(27)

From Jonathan Mayer, commenting on the closure of the Fell Street exit off ramp.(28)

From State Department of Fish and Game, submitting schedule of workshops regarding the Fisheries Restoration Grant Program for fiscal year 2003/2004.(29)

From various signators, submitting Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests:
(30)
Arthur Louie
Frank Darby
Madeleine Licavoli
Rose Chung
Gerardo Sandoval
Sophenia Maxwell
Mary Irwin (Landers)
Pedro Rodriguez
Diane Fellman
Alexandra Young
Tony Hall
Sean Esbernd
Julia Lin
Kathleen Gulbengay
Debra Newman
Rachel Redondiez
Tom Ammiano
Nancy Miller
Tracy Genesen
David Eggerton
Nancy Beauregard
Angela Calvillo

ADJOURNMENT

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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

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