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Board of Supervisors

City and County of San Francisco

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San Francisco, CA 94102-4689

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AGENDA
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
2:00 PM

Regular Meeting


AARON PESKIN, PRESIDENT
MICHELA ALIOTO-PIER, TOM AMMIANO, CHRIS DALY,
BEVAN DUFTY, SEAN ELSBERND, FIONA MA, SOPHIE MAXWELL,
JAKE McGOLDRICK, ROSS MIRKARIMI, GERARDO SANDOVAL

Gloria L. Young, Clerk of the Board


ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF 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 15

Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
 
Present: Supervisors Daly, Dufty, Peskin, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd

1. 060767 [Increasing from $35.00 to $50.00 the maximum fee that the Treasurer is authorized to charge for personal checks that are returned without payment] Mayor
Ordinance amending Chapter 10, Article I of the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 10.13-1 to increase from $35.00 to $50.00 the maximum amount that the Treasurer is authorized to charge if a personal check offered in payment for any license, permit, fee, fine or obligation owing to the City and County of San Francisco, is returned without payment.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

2. 060769 [Increasing Arts Commission Civic Design Review Fees] Mayor
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending section 3.19A to increase administrative fees for Arts Commission civic design review and making environmental findings.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

 
Present: Supervisors Daly, Dufty, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd

3. 060772 [Recreation and Park Department - Kezar Parking Fees Increase] Mayor
Ordinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, Section 12.08, to increase the fees for parking at the Kezar Parking Lot.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

4. 060773 [Recreation and Park Department - Professional Tennis Lesson Fees] Mayor
Ordinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by adding Section 12.41, to charge fees for professional tennis lessons.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

5. 060775 [Recreation and Park Department - Coit Tower Fee Increase] Mayor
Ordinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, Section 12.06, to increase the fees for admission to Coit Tower.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

6. 060776 [Recreation and Park Department - Camp Mather Senior Camp Fees, Cancellation and Other Administrative Fees] Mayor
Ordinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, Section 12.01, to add Camp Mather Senior Camp fees, and cancellation and other administrative fees; and amending Park Code Section 12.03 to add an administrative fee for changes made to the number of meals ordered after the reservation is final.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

7. 060777 [Recreation and Park Department - Japanese Tea Garden Fee Increase] Mayor
Ordinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, Section 12.05, to increase admission fees, reduce free hours, and allow discounts and promotions at the Japanese Tea Garden.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

 
Present: Supervisors Daly, Dufty, Peskin, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd

8. 060778 [Public Works Code - Tree removal permit fee] Mayor
Ordinance amending Public Works Code Sections 802 and 806 to establish a minimum in-lieu fee when tree planting requirements are waived or for the removal or destruction trees subject to Article 16 (the Urban Forestry Ordinance); to establish fees for removal of such trees based on the number of trees proposed for removal; and to provide for an annual adjustment of said fees; and making environmental findings.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

9. 060779 [Annual License Fees] Mayor
Ordinance (1) amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 2.26 to increase the annual license fees for Place of Entertainment Permits and Extended Hours Premises Permits, and (2) making findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8)(A), that the adjustments to the annual license fees are not "projects" and that such annual license fees are imposed for the purpose of meeting operating expenses of the Entertainment Commission, including employee wage rates, fringe benefits and other direct and indirect overhead charges attributable to such annual licenses.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

10. 060780 [Amending Subsections of Section 106 of the San Francisco Fire Code to increase fees for services and permits] Mayor
Ordinance making environmental findings and amending Sections 106.8, 106.8.2, 106.12, Table 106-A and Table 106-C of the San Francisco Fire Code to increase fees for Fire Department services and permits, to become operative on its effective date or on July 1, 2006, Whichever is later.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

11. 060781 [Authorizing the Treasurer and Tax Collector to charge a fee of $25 for issuing a duplicate Business Registration Certificate] Mayor
Ordinance amending Article 12 of the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by adding Section 856.1 to authorize the Tax Collector to charge a fee of $25 for issuing a duplicate business registration certificate requiring a notation in the record of the loss or destruction of the original certificate and making a finding that the actions contemplated in this Ordinance are in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

12. 060782 [Patient Rates]
Ordinance amending Section 128 of the San Francisco Health Code to set patient rates and other services provided by the Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 2006.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

13. 060793 [Aging and Adult Services Community Living Fund] Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Maxwell, Ammiano, Dufty, Ma
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.100-12, to create an Aging and Adult Services Community Living Fund to fund aging in place and community placement alternatives, including programs and services provided in an individual's home, programs and services provided in assisted living facilities, supportive housing and congregate housing; and provide care and support for individuals who may otherwise require care within an institution.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
 
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, McGoldrick

14. 060698 [Downtown Plan Monitoring] Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Chapter 10E to delete some of the data currently required in the Planning Department's annual Downtown Plan Monitoring report that details the effects of downtown growth, to change the date for submittal of the annual report to the Board of Supervisors, and to include additional data in the required five-year report.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

15. 060849 [General Advertising Signs - Fees] Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to add Section 358 to establish fees for Planning Department processing and review of General Advertising Sign Inventories, annual Inventory maintenance, Relocation Agreements, and in-lieu applications and to provide for annual adjustment of said fees; amending Section 604 to cross reference these fees; and adopting findings including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

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

REGULAR AGENDA

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
 
Present: Supervisors Daly, Dufty, Peskin, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd

16. 060728 [Public Employment, Fiscal Year 2006-2007] Mayor
Consolidated Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2007, continuing, creating or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary positions and fixing compensations therefor.
Fiscal Impact.


(Charter Section 9.100 provides the Board shall not adopt the Budget eariler than July 15, 2006 nor later than August 1, 2006.)

7/11/2006, CONTINUED. Continued to July 18, 2006
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

17. 060729 [Government Funding, Fiscal Year 2006-2007] Mayor
Consolidated Budget and Annual Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.
Fiscal Impact.

(Charter Section 9.100 provides the Board shall not adopt the Budget eariler than July 15, 2006 nor later than August 1, 2006.)

7/11/2006, CONTINUED. Continued to July 18, 2006
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

 
Present: Supervisors Daly, Dufty, Peskin, Elsbernd

18. 060738 [Treasure Island Development Authority Budget] Mayor
Resolution approving the Budget of the Treasure Island Development Authority for fiscal year 2006-2007.
Fiscal Impact.

7/11/2006, CONTINUED. Continued to July 18, 2006
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

19. 060739 [Redevelopment Agency Budget and Bonds] Mayor
Resolution approving the Budget of the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year 2006-2007; approving the Issuance by the Agency of Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $146,850,000 for the purpose of financing a portion of Redevelopment activities as described in such approved Budget for fiscal year 2006-2007.
Fiscal Impact.

7/11/2006, CONTINUED. Continued to July 18, 2006
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 
Present: Supervisors Daly, Dufty, Peskin, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd

20. 060697 [Fee Adjustments for Planning Department Services] Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Sections 31.22 and 31.23 to adjust fees for Planning Department services; and making environmental findings.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

21. 060699 [Fee Adjustments for Planning Department Services] Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Article 3.5 to adjust fees for Planning Department services; and making environmental findings.
7/11/2006, AMENDED. Amended on page 9, line 11, by replacing "$400.00" with "$300.00"; and further amended on page 13, line 21, by replacing "$70.00" with "$72.00".
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

 
Present: Supervisors Daly, Dufty, Peskin, Elsbernd

22. 060771 [Recreation and Park Department - Fees at Harding Park and Fleming Golf Courses] Mayor
Ordinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, Section 12.12, to increase the fees at Harding Park and Fleming Golf Courses.
(Supervisor Daly dissented in Commitee.)

7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

From the Budget and Finance Committee Without Recommendation
 
Present: Supervisors Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd

23. 060768 [Creation of Budget Savings Incentive Fund] Mayor
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by repealing Section 3.17 and by adding Section 10.20, to create a Budget Savings Incentive Fund to implement cost-saving strategies and to allow for the reinvestment of those savings in one-time expenditures.
Fiscal Impact.

7/11/2006, CONTINUED. Continued to July 18, 2006
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
 
Present: Supervisors Daly, Peskin, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd

24. 060247 [Minimum Wage Implementation and Enforcement] Supervisors Maxwell, Ammiano, Daly, Mirkarimi, McGoldrick
Ordinance expanding the powers and duties of the Office of Labor Standard Enforcement to implement and enforce the Minimum Wage Ordinance.
6/13/2006, CONTINUED. Continued to June 20, 2006
6/20/2006, CONTINUED. Continued to June 27, 2006
6/27/2006, CONTINUED. Continued to July 11, 2006
7/11/2006, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
 
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Sandoval, McGoldrick

25. 060483 [Zoning - Western SoMa Planning Area Special Use District] Supervisor Daly
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 823 and amending Sheets 1SU, 7SU, and 8SU of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to establish the Western SoMa Planning Area Special Use District in the area generally bounded by Mission Street to the north, Townsend Street to the south, Division Street to the west and 4th Street to the east, and consisting of the blocks and lots specifically set forth; and adopting findings including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b).
(Economic Impact)

7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

26. 060482 [Formula Retail Use; Public Notice - Western SoMa Planning Area SUD] Supervisor Daly
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 803.6 to designate formula retail as a conditional use in the Western SoMa Planning Area Special Use District and by adding Section 803.7 to require public noticing requirements for building permit applications in that Special Use District; adopting findings including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and with the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
(Economic Impact)

7/11/2006, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendation of the Rules Committee
 
Present: Supervisors Mirkarimi, Elsbernd

27. 060380 [Requiring Board of Supervisors to adopt parental leave policies for members of boards and commissions, including authorization to teleconference when physically unable to attend due to Supervisor Alioto-Pier
Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend Sections 2.104 and 4.104 to require the Board of Supervisors to adopt parental leave policies for its members and for members of other boards and commissions, including, but not limited to, authorization to participate in meetings by teleconferencing when the member is physically unable to attend due to pregnancy or childbirth.
7/11/2006, CONTINUED. Continued to July 18, 2006
Question: Shall this Charter Amendment be SUBMITTED?

From the Rules Committee Without Recommendation
 
Present: Supervisors Mirkarimi, Elsbernd

28. 060673 [Charter Amendment - Requiring the Mayor to appear personally at one regularly-scheduled meeting of the Board of Supervisors each month to engage in formal policy discussions with members Supervisor Daly
Charter amendment (Third Draft) to amend Sections 2.103 and 3.100 to require the Mayor to appear personally at one regularly-scheduled meeting of the Board of Supervisors each month to engage in formal discussions with members of the Board and to authorize the Board to adopt rules and guidelines.
7/11/2006, CONTINUED. Continued to July 18, 2006
Question: Shall this Charter Amendment be SUBMITTED?

29. 060696 [Charter Amendment - Setting the salary of the Mayor, City Attorney, District Attorney, Public Defender, Assessor-Recorder, Treasurer, and Sheriff] Supervisors Peskin, Alioto-Pier, Mirkarimi, Dufty
Charter amendment (Second Draft) to amend Section A8.409-1 to provide that the Civil Service Commission shall set the salary of the Mayor, City Attorney, District Attorney, Public Defender, Assessor-Recorder, Treasurer, and Sheriff every five years, with annual cost-of-living adjustments during the five-year salary cycle.
7/11/2006, CONTINUED. Continued to July 18, 2006
Question: Shall this Charter Amendment be SUBMITTED?

30. 060707 [Charter Amendment - City Elections In Even-Numbered Years] Supervisors McGoldrick, Maxwell
Charter amendment (First Draft) to amend Section 13.101 and Article XVII to change the election cycle for the offices of Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney, City Attorney and Treasurer so that these offices will be elected in even-numbered years; and to amend the definition of general municipal election so that such elections occur only in even-numbered years.
7/11/2006, CONTINUED. Continued to July 18, 2006
Question: Shall this Charter Amendment be SUBMITTED?

NEW BUSINESS

Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
 
Present: Supervisors Daly, Dufty, Peskin, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd

31. 060770 [Recreation and Park Department - Stadium Rentals] Mayor
Ordinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, by adding Section 12.42 to authorize the Recreation and Park Department to enter into short term license agreements for use of Kezar Stadium, Boxer Pavilion and the Stadium at Candlestick Point at rates comparable to those charged for similar bay area venues.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

32. 061045 [Approving $450,000 for traffic calming projects and Alemany Boulevard pedestrian improvements in the Municipal Transportation Agency fiscal year 2006-2007]
Ordinance appropriating $50,000 from the General Fund and $400,000 from the Parking and Traffic fund balance to support $200,000 for traffic calming projects and $250,000 for Alemany Boulevard pedestrian improvements for fiscal year 2006-2007.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

33. 060722 [Contract approval - Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Billing and Collections]
Resolution approving the award and execution of San Francisco Fire Department Contract Number 4117-05/06, Emergency Medical Services Billing & Collections, to American Medibanc, Incorporated. In addition to generating approximately $19 million per year in revenue, out of which the City will pay American Medibanc a percentage varying from 7.0% to 5.5%, contractor also will provide the Department a system for electronic patient data collection and reporting. The term of the contract is four years, with two renewal options of two years each. (Fire Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

34. 060843 [Accept-Expend Regional Grant - Airport Commission]
Resolution authorizing the Airport Commission to accept and expend three (3) grants totaling $414,340 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) for acquisition of clean air vehicles by Airport transportation operators.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, McGoldrick

35. 051668 [Expand the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program to include Buildings of 5 units or more] Supervisor McGoldrick
Ordinance amending the Planning Code by amending Sections 315.2, 315.3 and 315.6 to expand the application of the Inclusionary Affordable Housing Program to buildings of five units and more.
(Economic Impact)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

36. 060627 [Zoning Map Amendment for 1327 7th Avenue]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sectional Map 6 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change the use classification of the property located at 1327 - 7th Avenue, and identified as Assessor's Block No. 1762, Lot No. 006, from a zoning designation of RH-2 (Residential House, Two Family) to NC-2, Inner Sunset Neighborhood Commercial District; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b), and environmental findings. (Planning Department)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

37. 060481 [Zoning - Interim Moratorium on Formula Retail Uses in the Western South of Market Area] Supervisor Daly
Urgency Ordinance approving an interim zoning moratorium on the establishment of formula retail uses in the Western South of Market in the area generally bounded by Mission Street to the north, Townsend Street to the south, Division Street to the west and 4th Street to the east, and consisting of the blocks and lots specifically set forth; and adopting findings including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b).
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

CALLED FROM COMMITTEE

Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole

38. 061003 [Hearing - Supporting Senate Bill 840 (Kuehl), The California Health Insurance Reliability Act of 2005] Supervisor Ma
Hearing to consider legislation contained in File 060805, supporting Senate Bill 840 (Kuehl), The California Health Insurance Reliability Act of 2005.
Action:___________________________

Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report Without Recommendation

39. 060805 [Supporting Senate Bill 840, The California Health Insurance Reliability Act of 2005.] Supervisor Ma
Resolution supporting Senate Bill 840 (Kuehl), The California Health Insurance Reliability Act of 2005.
6/6/2006, REFERRED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. Supervisor Elsbernd requested that this matter be referred to Committee.
7/11/2006, CALLED FROM COMMITTEE. Pursuant to Rule 5.31, Supervisor Ma called this measure from City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee for Board consideration July 18, 2006.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M - Recognition of Commendations

COMMITTEE REPORTS
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
 
The following item will be considered by the Budget and Finance Committee at a Special Meeting on Monday, July 17, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to send the following item to the Board as a committee report on Tuesday, July 18, 2006.

40. 051919 [San Francisco Health Care Security Ordinance] Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Mirkarimi, Dufty, Ma, McGoldrick, Maxwell, Peskin
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code to add Chapter 14, Sections 14.1 through 14.8, to provide health care security for San Francisco residents by creating a public health access program for the uninsured, requiring employer paid health expenditures, identifying options for how an employer may make such expenditures, creating an advisory health access working group, and setting an operative date.
(Economic Impact)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

41. 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.

42. 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 speakers not requesting translation assistance. The President or the Board may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes.
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.

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 43 through 51

43. 061013 [Supporting the Rights of Field Research Corporation Workers to Form a Union] Supervisor Daly
Resolution supporting the rights of employees of Field Research Corporation in their attempt to form a union and urging Field Research Corporation to desist from its unethical and borderline illegal anti-union behavior.
7/11/2006, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

44. 061014 [Resolution opposing Congressional attempts to eliminate Federal Security and Justice funding for sanctuary cities.] Supervisors Sandoval, Ammiano, Daly, Mirkarimi, Peskin, McGoldrick
Resolution opposing Congressional attempts to eliminate Federal Security and Justice funding for sanctuary cities.
7/11/2006, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

45. 061015 [Contract between the Department of Public Health and the San Francisco Community Health Authority to provide universal health insurance services for San Francisco children and young Supervisor Ammiano
Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Health and the Director of the Office of Contract Administration/Purchaser to contract between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Community Health Authority to provide universal health insurance for San Francisco children and young adults aged 0 through 24 and young parents aged 19 through 24 for the period of July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
7/11/2006, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

46. 061016 [Divesting from Sherwin-Williams] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Sandoval, Daly, Maxwell
Urging San Francisco to divest from Sherwin-Williams Company because of their history of manufacturing and selling lead paint, which they knew to be poisonous.
7/11/2006, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

47. 061017 [Urging Mexico's Federal Electoral Tribunal to Order a Ballot by Ballot Recount] Supervisor Daly
Resolution urging the Mexican Federal Electoral Tribunal to order a ballot by ballot recount of votes in the presidential race.
7/11/2006, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

48. 061018 [Rebuilding San Francisco] Supervisor McGoldrick
Resolution commending the Rebuilding San Francisco Committee for their important work in bringing art and labor history to the people of San Francisco.
7/11/2006, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

49. 061019 [Urging the Recreation and Park Department to issue a request for proposals to renovate the Boathouse at Lake Merced] Supervisors Elsbernd, Ammiano, Maxwell
Urging the Recreation and Park Department to issue a request for proposals to renovate the Boathouse at Lake Merced.
7/11/2006, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

50. 061020 [Declaration of the June 6, 2006 Election Results] Supervisor Peskin
Resolution declaring the results of the June 6, 2006 Consolidated Primary Election.
7/11/2006, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

51. 061021 [Tom Sweeney Plaque] Supervisor Peskin
Resolution honoring the contributions of Tom Sweeney in celebration of his 30th anniversary of service and authorizing a plaque on the sidewalk in front of the landmark Sir Francis Drake Hotel.
7/11/2006, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

 
Questions on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda:_________________________________________

52. 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.
 

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

PROPOSED ORDINANCES
 
Proposed ordinances received from July 5, 2006 through July 10, 2006, for reference by President to appropriate committee on July 18, 2006.

060973 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Assessment Appeals Board]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of administrative writ petition filed by the City and County of San Francisco challenging the Assessment Appeals Board's Property Tax Assessment for the Giants' baseball park at China Basin for the 2001/02, 2002/03 and 2003/04 tax years contingent upon approval of roll values by the Assessment Appeals Board and payment of an amount that reflects the reduced roll values, including interest; City filed its writ petition on January 19, 2006 in San Francisco Superior Court, entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Assessment Appeals Board No. 1, Case No. 506010. (City Attorney)
7/11/2006, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

060974 [Zoning Map Amendment for 3184 Market Street (aka 331 Corbett Avenue)]
Ordinance amending Sheet 7 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco for property located at 3184 Market Street (aka 331 Corbett Avenue), Assessor's Block 2659 Lot 059, to change the use district classification from P (Public Use) to RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family); adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department)
7/6/2006, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

061037 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Alameda County]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit, County of Alameda, Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District v. City and County of San Francisco, for declaratory and injunctive relief, and costs of suit including attorneys fees, filed on June 19, 2006 San Francisco County Superior Court, Case No. CPF-06-506443; material terms of said settlement are payments in the amount of $1.2 million to Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District for projects in the Alameda Creek watershed. (City Attorney)
7/10/2006, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

061045 [Approving $450,000 for traffic calming projects and Alemany Boulevard pedestrian improvements in the Municipal Transportation Agency fiscal year 2006-2007]
Ordinance appropriating $50,000 from the General Fund and $400,000 from the Parking and Traffic fund balance to support $200,000 for traffic calming projects and $250,000 for Alemany Boulevard pedestrian improvements for fiscal year 2006-2007.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
Proposed resolutions received from July 5, 2006 through July 10, 2006, for reference by President to appropriate committee on July 18, 2006.

061044 [Approve a carry-forward of grant funds from the first year of the three-year grant and change grant-funded positions]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to approve a carry-forward of grant funds from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment/Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (CSAT/SAMHSA) in the amount of $167,257 in funds left over from the first grant year (September 30, 2004 to September 29, 2005) to the second grant year (September 30, 2005 to September 29, 2006) and changing grant-funded positions.
7/10/2006, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

061060 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from July 5, 2006 through July 10, 2006 for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk on July 18, 2006.

From Christian Holmer, submitting an "anonymous" public records request on behalf of multiple filers concerned about possible retribution by certain elements of the our "City Family". 2 letters (1)

From Human Services Agency, submitting list of sole source contracts entered into during fiscal year 2005-06. (2)

From SFO, submitting list of sole source contracts entered into during fiscal year 2005-06. (3)

From Clerk of the Board, submitting notice that the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors' Office did not receive any gifts in fiscal year 2005-06. (4)

From Law Offices of Matthew Kumin, regarding bill of $25,613.83 the SFPD sent to the "North Beach Festival" for police 10B services for the North Beach Jazz Festival scheduled for July 29 and July 30, 2006. Copy: Supervisors Peskin, Ammiano (5)

From Supervisor Daly, submitting request for a hearing on the Mayor's appointment of Tom Oneto, Malcolm Heincke and Min Paek to the Taxi Commission. Copy: Each Supervisor (6)

From Office of the Mayor, appointing Tom Oneto, Malcolm Heincke and Min Paek to the Taxi Commission. (7)

From Department of Human Resources, submitting quarterly report on the MEA Management Classification and Compensation Plan and the Tripartite MCCP Settlement Quarterly. Copy: Each Supervisor (8)

From Human Services Agency, submitting request for waiver of Administrative Code Chapters 12B and 12C for Ralph's Grocery Co. (9)

From Municipal Transportation Agency, submitting request for waiver of Administrative Code Chapters 12B and 12C for Penn Machine Company. (10)

From Municipal Transportation Agency, regarding rescinding the (morning) tow-away zone, north side of Oak Street between Divisadero and Buchanan Streets. (Reference No. 20060620-001) Copy: Supervisor Mirkarimi (11)

From Office of the Controller, submitting report concerning the concession audit of Harding Park Golf Course Complex for the period from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005. (12)

From Office of the Treasurer, submitting investment activity (for fiscal year to date) of the portfolios under the Treasurer's management. (13)

From Office of the Assessor-Recorder, submitting copy of the 2005 Annual Report. (14)

From Bay Area Air Quality Management District, submitting copy of the 2005 Annual Report. (15)

From Office of the City Administrator, Real Estate Division, submitting annual report for surplus City property, along with maps, zoning and adjacent City property information. Copy: Each Supervisor (16)

From concerned citizens, urging the Board to adequately fund the SFPD so that there are sufficient officers on the streets to help reverse the crime/violence on our city streets. File 060581, 3 letters (17)

From Elizabeth Gee, regarding the Rose-Page Mini Park. (18)

From concerned citizens, urging the Board to allocate funds for increased branch library weekend hours. File 060582, 2 letters (19)

From Lisa Harpenau, submitting support for proposed legislation that requires garbage receptacles, after collection, be returned to an enclosed area or other area that blocks view of the receptacle from the public-right-of-way. File 060083, Copy: Each Supervisor (20)

From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to the proposed new health care proposals. File 051919, Copy: Each Supervisor, 3 letters (21)

From Raphael Mazor, concerning the poor air quality in San Francisco. (22)

From concerned citizens, submitting support for proposed Charter amendment that requires the Mayor to attend the Board of Supervisors meeting once a month. File 060673, 3 letters (23)

From Raphel Mazor, submitting support for full and equal rights for all couples, including same-sex couples. Copy: Each Supervisor (24)

From Denies D'Anne, regarding the use of styroform in restaurants, etc. File 060944 (25)

From Marcy Spaulding, submitting support for an independently managed Community Choice Energy project that will run San Francisco on 50% renewable energy sources within the next decade. Copy: Each Supervisor (26)

From Clerk of the Board, submitting Form 700 Statement of Economic Interest for David Owen, Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Aaron Peskin (27)

From the Gray Panthers, submitting support for opening more branch libraries on Sundays. File 060582, Copy: Each Supervisor (28)

From Department of Parking and Traffic, regarding graffiti removal from the light boxes at Baker and Fulton and Gough and Fulton Streets. (Reference No. 20060523-003) Copy: Supervisor Mirkarimi (29)

From Richmond District Democratic Club, submitting support for proposed Charter amendment to schedule city elections in even-numbered years. File 060707, Copy: Each Supervisor (30)

From Office of the Controller, submitting report on post retirement medical benefits under GASB 45 prepared by Towers Perrin. Copy: Each Supervisor, Budget Analyst (31)

From Public Utilities Commission, submitting request for release of reserved funds ($645,000) to fund professional and specialized services at the PUC Infrastructure Division Program. (32)

From Police Department, submitting request for waiver of Administrative Code Chapters 12B and 12C for Chevron USA Inc. (33)

From Public Utilities Commission, submitting request for release of reserved funds ($850,000) to fund professional and specialized services at the PUC, Water Quality Division. (34)

From Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, regarding the current status of implementation of the JUSTIS System. (Reference No. 20060627-028) Copy: Supervisor Ma (35)





From T-Mobile USA, Inc., submitting notification letter for a CPUC Cell Site for American Cyclery at 510 Fredrick Street. (36)

From T-Mobile USA, Inc., submitting notification letter for a CPUC Cell Site for Lukas Stained Glass at 152 Helena Street. (37)

From T-Mobile USA, Inc., submitting notification letter for a CPUC Cell Site for Alioto at 1800 Union Street. (38)

From T-Mobile USA, Inc., submitting notification letter for a CPUC Cell Site for Greatful Head at 101 West Portal Avenue. (39)

From Magdalene Mumm, submitting support for continued funding of the Neighborhood Emergency Response Training Program (N.E.R.T.) taught by the Fire Department. (40)

From Rebecca Gudobba, urging the Board to stop the Google/Earthlink deal immediately, and instead use the City's existing fiber optic lines as the backbone to build a free, publicly owned internet system by 2007. Copy: Each Supervisor (41)

From concerned citizens, commenting on the hazards at Holly Park in Bernal Heights. Copy: Supervisors Maxwell, Ammiano (42)

From Denise D/Anne, urging the Board to rescind Ordinance 87-03, which fines people for posting flyers. Copy: Each Supervisor (43)

From Richard Lanum, regarding the Bill O"Reilly's No Spin Zone program. Copy: Each Supervisor (44)

From Sarah Silva, submitting support for bringing the World's Fair to San Francisco in 2015. (45)
 

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting Procedures
The Board of Supervisors is the Legislative Body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board considers ordinances and resolutions, most of which have been the subject of hearings before the standing committees of the board 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 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, (Violators may be removed from the meeting room.) 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; and 4)standing in the Legislative Chamber.
Citizens are encouraged to testify at Board hearings and to write letters to the Board and 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 AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK. Agendas are available on the internet at www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=4383
Board meetings are cablecast on SF Cable 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call (415) 557-4293.
Results of each Board meeting can be obtained about a half hour after the end of the meeting by telephoning (415) 554-5555.
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, and N (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 decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This 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


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