ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

	APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
		Motion to approve the July 22, 2003 and July 29, 2003 Board 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 12

	Recommendations of the City Services Committee
		Present: Supervisors Dufty, Ma, Newsom

1.	031258	[Gift Acceptance, Laguna Honda Hospital - Passenger Van]	Supervisors Hall, Dufty
		Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Laguna Honda Hospital to accept and use a gift donated to Laguna Honda Hospital in the amount of $37,857 from the Laguna Honda Hospital Volunteer Services, Inc. for the exclusive benefit of Laguna Honda residents. (Public Health Department)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

2.	031259	[Gift Acceptance, Laguna Honda Hospital - Electric Vehicles]	Supervisors Hall, Dufty
		Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Laguna Honda Hospital to accept and use a gift of equipment-two electric vehicles in the amount of $14,310 from the McKesson Corporation for the general benefit of all residents at Laguna Honda Hospital. (Public Health Department)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

3.	031244	[Glen Park Branch Library]	Supervisor Dufty
		Ordinance approving and authorizing the Director of Property to execute an Agreement of Purchase and Sale of Real Property with Glen Park Marketplace Phoenix, LLC, for the purchase of a condominium unit in a mixed use project to be located at Diamond and Wilder Streets for use as the Glen Park branch of the San Francisco Public Library; 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, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this Ordinance.
		(Fiscal impact.)
		8/19/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

4.	031315	[MOU - Fire Fighters Union, Local 798 IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 1]	Mayor, Supervisor Dufty
		Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, Local 798 IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 1, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005.
		8/19/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

5.	031316	[MOU - Fire Fighters Union, Local 798 IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 2]	Mayor, Supervisor Dufty
		Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Fire Fighters Union, Local 798 IAFF, AFL-CIO, Unit 2, to be effective July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2005.
		8/19/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

6.	031271	[Grant of Easements in Santa Clara County]
		Resolution authorizing the grant of easements to the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority over property in the County of Santa Clara under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution; and ratifying acts and authorizing actions in furtherance of this resolution. (Real Estate Department)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

7.	030941	[Vacation of easements in approximately 260 square foot portion of the N2 mid-block walkway (Assessor's Block 8706, Lot 2)]
		Ordinance ordering the vacation of two (2) portions of the pedestrian ingress and egress easement and public utility easement in the N2 mid-block walkway (Assessor's Block 8706, Lot 2), within the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Project Area; authorizing a quitclaim of the City and County of San Francisco's rights and interest in the vacated areas; adopting findings that such actions are consistent with the City's General Plan, the eight priority policies of City's Planning Code Section 101.1 and the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 174,111; and authorizing other official acts in connection with this ordinance. (Public Works Department)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient; DPW Order No. 174,111.)
		8/19/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

8.	030948	[Ordering vacation of portion of Berry Street at Sixth Street and approving a Property Exchange Agreement in Mission Bay North]
		Ordinance ordering the vacation of a 639.5 Sq. Ft. portion of Berry Street at Sixth Street within the Mission Bay Redevelopment Project Area subject to reservations of certain utility easements in the vacated area; authorizing a quitclaim of the City and County of San Francisco's rights and interest in the vacated area to Catellus Development Corporation ("Catellus"); approving the Property Exchange Agreement (Mission Bay North Plan Area) to acquire certain Catellus properties in exchange for certain City properties; adopting findings that such actions are consistent with the City's General Plan, priority policies of City's Planning Code Section 101.1 and the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 174,110; and authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance. (Public Works Department)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient; DPW Order No. 174,110.)
		8/19/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

		Present: Supervisors McGoldrick, Maxwell, Ammiano

9.	031213	[Amending Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance]
		Ordinance amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 (Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance) by amending Section 37.4 to provide that if one of the two regular landlord members is unavailable to vote, that member's specific alternate shall be seated and vote, but if that member's specific alternate is also unavailable to vote, the other landlord alternate shall (if available) be seated and vote as a substitute alternate; if one of the two regular tenant members is unavailable to vote, that member's specific alternate shall be seated and vote, but if that member's specific alternate is also unavailable to vote, the other tenant alternate shall (if available) be seated and vote as a substitute alternate; this would modify the current Code that provides each of the two regular landlord members with a specific alternate, but no mechanism for the two landlord alternates to substitute for one another; likewise, this would modify the current Code that provides each of the two regular tenant members with a specific alternate, but no mechanism for the two tenant alternates to substitute for one another. (Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board)
		8/19/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

	Recommendations of the Rules Committee
		Present: Supervisors Dufty, Gonzalez

10.	031254	[Settlement of Lawsuit - Evelyn Mata]
		Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Evelyn Mata against the City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Police Department and Nancy Brewer for $50,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 9, 2002 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. C-01-411318 entitled Evelyn Mata v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Police Department, Nancy Brewer, et al. (City Attorney)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/19/2003, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

11.	031338	[Settlement of Lawsuit - Bellaire Tower Homeowners Association]
		Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Bellaire Tower Homeowners Association against the City and County of San Francisco for $83,862.34; the lawsuit was filed on December 31, 2001 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 402-355; entitled Bellaire Tower Homeowners Association, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/19/2003, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

		Present: Supervisors Hall, Dufty, Gonzalez

12.	030483	[Recognition of marriages, domestic partnerships and civil unions]	Supervisors Daly, Dufty, Ammiano, Gonzalez, Peskin, McGoldrick, Newsom
		Ordinance amending Chapter 62 of the Administrative Code by adding Section 62.10 to extend recognition of domestic partnerships, civil unions, and other similar legal relationships to persons who lawfully enter into these agreements in other jurisdictions.
		8/12/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
		8/19/2003, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
		8/19/2003, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

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

	REGULAR AGENDA

	NEW BUSINESS

	Recommendations of the City Services Committee
		Present: Supervisors Dufty, Ma, Newsom

13.	031227	[Liquor License, 863 Bush Street]
		Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type 42 on-sale beer and wine license to Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Inc. for Petite Auberge located at 863 Bush Street (District 3), will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

14.	031256	[State Grant - Safe Routes to School Funds]	Supervisor Dufty
		Resolution authorizing the Director of Transportation or his designee to apply for retroactively, accept, and expend $444,060.00 in California State "Safe Routes to Schools" funds, with required local match of $48,940.00 (Parking and Traffic Department)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

15.	031257	[State Grant - Safe Routes to School Funds]	Supervisor Dufty
		Resolution authorizing the Director of Transportation or his designee to apply for retroactively, accept, and expend $428,400.00 in California State "Safe Routes to Schools" funds, with required local match of $47,600.00. (Parking and Traffic Department)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

16.	031322	[Amendment(s) to Design Agreement for the Laguna Honda Hospital Replacement Program]	Supervisor Hall
		Resolution authorizing the Director of Public Works to execute amendment(s) to a design agreement for the Laguna Honda Hospital replacement program from $29,900,000 to $31,533,540.
		(Fiscal impact.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

17.	031274	[Conservatory of Flowers - Fees]	Supervisor McGoldrick
		Ordinance making environmental findings and amending the San Francisco Park Code by adding Section 12.34 to establish the admission fees for the Conservatory of Flowers.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

18.	031399	[Stow Lake and Spreckels Lake restoration, sole source contract]	Mayor
		Ordinance authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to negotiate and enter into a sole-source contract with Aquatic Environments, Inc., Alamo, California, to dredge Stow Lake and Spreckels Lake, install aeration and circulation equipment and repair the Lake edge.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

19.	031285	[Grant of Easements in San Mateo County]
		Resolution authorizing (retroactive to April 1, 2003 for Parcel 3) a grant of easements to the State of California over property in the County of San Mateo under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; ratifying acts and authorizing actions in furtherance of this resolution; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this resolution. (Real Estate Department)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

20.	031332	[Real Property License Agreement]
		Resolution authorizing, retroactive to April 1, 2003, a City-wide 800 MHz Radio System license agreement at the VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco for the Emergency Communications Department. (Real Estate Department)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

21.	031334	[Lease of Real Property]
		Resolution authorizing a lease renewal of 1,496 sq. ft. for an Optometrist Office at 34 Van Ness Avenue, a City owned building commonly known as 30 Van Ness. (Real Estate Department)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

22.	031339	[Lease of Real Property]
		Resolution authorizing the renewal of a lease of real property at 755 and 759 South Van Ness Avenue for continued use by the Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services. (Real Estate Department)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

23.	031198	[CEQA Findings in Connection with the California Academy of Sciences Project]	Mayor
		Resolution affirming the Planning Commission's certification of the California Academy of Sciences Final Environmental Impact and adopting environmental findings (and a statement of overriding considerations) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, State Guidelines, and Administrative Code Chapter 31 in connection with the California Academy of Sciences project. (Mayor)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

24.	031197	[California Academy of Sciences Project Approval]	Mayor
		Resolution approving the construction of the California Academy of Sciences project in Golden Gate Park pursuant to section 4.113 of the San Francisco Charter; adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings that the project is consistent with the city's general plan, the Golden Gate Park master plan, and eight priority policies of city Planning Code section 101.1. (Mayor)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

	SPECIAL ORDER 4:00 P.M.

25.	031295	[Public Hearing]
		Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to report of delinquent charges for refuse collection services and nuisance removal costs submitted by the Director of Public Health as modified to the date of adoption of this resolution, and creating Special Assessments and liens based thereon. (Clerk of the Board)
		Action:___________________________

26.	031296	[Unpaid DPH Delinquent Refuse Service Payment Liens to become special assessments to the property taxes]
		Resolution confirming report of delinquent charges for refuse collection services and nuisance removal costs submitted by the Director of Public Health as modified to the date of adoption of this resolution, and creating Special Assessments and liens based thereon. (Public Health Department)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	SPECIAL ORDER 4:00 P.M.

27.	031297	[Public Hearing]
		Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to report of delinquent reinspection fee costs submitted by the Director of Public Health, as modified to the date of adoption of the resolution, and creating liens and special assessments based thereon. (Clerk of the Board)
		Action:___________________________

28.	031298	[Unpaid DPH complaint reinspection fee liens to become special assessments to the property taxes]
		Resolution confirming the report of delinquent reinspection fee costs submitted by the Director of Public Health, as modified to the date of adoption of the resolution, and creating liens and special assessments based thereon. (Public Health Department)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	SPECIAL ORDER 4:00 P.M.

29.	031299	[Public Hearing]
		Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to report of Delinquent Charges for Code Enforcement cases with Delinquent Assessment of Costs, Emergency Order Fees, and Fees pursuant to the provisions of Section 102.3, 102.12, 102.17, 102.18 102.19 et.seq., and Sections 108 and 110 Tables 1-K, and 1-G of the San Francisco Building Code, submitted by the Director of the Department of Building Inspection for services rendered by said Department of costs thereof having accrued to pursuant to the Code Violations referenced above. (Clerk of the Board)
		Action:___________________________

30.	031300	[Special Assessment Liens for Assessment of Costs]
		Resolution confirming report of Delinquent Charges for Code Enforcement cases with Delinquent Assessment of Costs, Emergency Order Fees, and Fees pursuant to the provisions of Section 102.3, 102.12, 102.17, 102.18 102.19 et.seq., and Sections 108 and 110 Tables 1-K, and 1-G of the San Francisco Building Code, submitted by the Director of the Department of Building Inspection for services rendered by said Department of costs thereof having accrued to pursuant to the Code Violations referenced above. (Building Inspection Department)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	SPECIAL ORDER 4:00 P.M.

	Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole
		(PENDING APPROVAL OF FILE 031459)

31.	031458	[Proposed amendment Rule 2.28.1 of the Rules of Order]	Supervisor Gonzalez
		Hearing to a proposed amendment Rule 2.28.1 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to require that a proposed charter amendment be introduced at a Board meeting held not less than 168 days prior to the election at which it is to be considered by the electors, rather than 169 days prior to the election.
		Action:___________________________

	Committee of the Whole Rise and Report

32.	031456	[Amending the Rules of the Board to require proposed charter amendments to be introduced at a Board meeting held not less than 168 days prior to an election, rather than 169 days]	Supervisor Gonzalez
		Motion amending Rule 2.28.1 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to require that a proposed charter amendment be introduced at a Board meeting held not less than 168 days prior to the election at which it is to be considered by the electors, rather than 169 days prior to the election.
		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

		APPEAL PROCEDURES Board Rule 4.29 provides that public hearings on appeals shall be scheduled for 4pm. If more than one public hearing is scheduled, then the Clerk, in consultation with the President, may determine the order in which the appeals will be scheduled. Second and later appeals may be scheduled at specified times later than 4 pm. An appeal shall not be heard prior to its scheduled time on the calendar, and it may not be called until the Board's consideration of appeals scheduled earlier on the calendar is completed. It is the policy of the Clerk of the Board to schedule multiple appeals in the following order at 4pm: 1. Appeals where all parties have agreed to request a continuance or a tabling of the appeal. 2.

	SPECIAL ORDER 4:30 P.M.

33.	031364	[Public Hearing - Appeal, 600 Portola Drive Tentative Subdivision Map]
		Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Department of Public Works dated August 4, 2003, approving tentative/parcel map to legalize the construction of an 18 unit new condominium mixed-use project at 600 Portola Drive, San Francisco.
		(Appeal Filed August 7, 2003 by Mr. Man Poon; companion measure to Files 031364, 031365, 031366, 031367; District 7.)
		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.)

34.	031365	[600 Portola Drive Tentative Subdivision Map]
		Motion approving decision of the Director of Public Works, approving Tentative Subdivision Map to legalize the construction of a 18 unit new condominium mixed-use project in Assessor's Block 2892, Lot 1, at 600 Portola Drive. (Clerk of the Board)
		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

35.	031366	[600 Portola Drive Tentative Subdivision Map]
		Motion disapproving decision of the Director of Public Works, approving Tentative Subdivision Map to legalize the construction of a 18 unit new condominium mixed-use project in Assessor's Block 2892, Lot 1, at 600 Portola Drive. (Deputy Clerk)
		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

36.	031367	[Findings - 600 Portola Drive]
		Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to Tentative Subdivision Map to legalize the construction of a 18 unit new condominium mixed-use project in Assessor's Block 2892, Lot 1, at 600 Portola Drive. (Clerk of the Board)
		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

	COMMITTEE REPORTS
	Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.

	From the Rules Committee
		The following items will be considered by the Rules Committee at a Regular Meeting on Wednesday, August 20, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to send the following items to the Board as a committee report.

37.	031349	[Appointment]
		Resolution appointing Howard Ash and William Wilkinson for indefinite terms to the Public Utilities Commission Rate Fairness Board.
		Howard Ash, new position, seat 1, must be a residential city retail customer, for an indefinite term. William Wilkinson, new position, seat 2, must be a small business city retail customer, for an indefinite term.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

38.	031357	[Confirming the appointment of Wilbert Din to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors]	Mayor
		Resolution confirming the appointment of Wilbert Din to the Board of Directors of the Municipal Transportation Agency, term ending March 1, 2007.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	From the City Services Committee
		The following items will be considered by the City Services Committee at a Regular Meeting on Thursday, August 21, 2003 at 9:30 a.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to send the following items to the Board as a committee report.

39.	031402	[Extension of the First Source Hiring Program]	Supervisors Maxwell, Dufty, Newsom
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending Section 83.18 to extend the expiration date of the provisions of the First Source Hiring Program by one year.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

40.	020061	[Banner Regulations]	Supervisors Newsom, Dufty
		Ordinance amending and adding to Section 184.78 of the Public Works Code make findings as to the purposes served by banners, to create five categories of permitted banners, to prohibit banners in residential districts, to restrict banners in certain neighborhood commercial and residential commercial districts, to require installer name and service phone numbers on all banners, to provide for processing and inspection fees for banner permits, to index those fees, beginning in fiscal year 2004-2005, to the Consumer Price Index, to provide appropriate penalties for violations of Section 184.78, and to provide that bonds may be required to be posted prior to receipt of a banner permit and finding that the Ordinance is exempt/excluded from environmental review.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

	From the Land Use Committee
		The following item will be considered by the Land Use Committee at a Regular Meeting on Monday, August 25, 2003 at 1:00 p.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to send the following item to the Board as a committee report.

41.	031194	[Recreation and Park Commission to procure construction and design/build services in connection with the California Academy of Sciences project]	Mayor
		Ordinance authorizing the Recreation and Park Commission to award contracts for construction and/or design/build services in connection with the reconstruction of the California Academy of Sciences. (Mayor)
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

42.	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.

43.	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 44 through 62

44.	031459	[Committee of the Whole]	Supervisor Gonzalez
		Motion scheduling a Committee of the Whole to consider a proposed amendment Rule 2.28.1 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to require that a proposed charter amendment be introduced at a Board meeting held not less than 168 days prior to the election at which it is to be considered by the electors, rather than 169 days prior to the election, to be held on August 26, 2003 at 4:00 p.m.
		8/19/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole August 26, 2003, at 4:00 p.m.
		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

45.	031421	[Authorizing consulting firm to examine confidential State Board of Equalization tax records]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Resolution authorizing Bay Area Economics to examine sales or transaction and use tax records of the State Board of Equalization on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 7056.
		8/12/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		8/19/2003, CONTINUED. Continued to August 26, 2003
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

46.	031433	[Honoring Nancy Hom and Proclaiming September 4, 2003 Nancy Hom Day in San Francisco]	Supervisor Sandoval
		Resolution commending Nancy Hom for her significant contributions to the Asian Pacific American and Bay Area communities and proclaiming September 4, 2003 Nancy Hom Day in San Francisco.
		8/20/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

47.	031448	[High Utility Rates]	Supervisor Daly
		Resolution urging the Controller to review published reports in the San Francisco Bay Guardian about the financial impact of high electric utility rates on our city's local economy.
		8/20/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

48.	031470	[Day Laborer Program]	Supervisor Ammiano
		Resolution urging the Immigrant Rights Commission to explore and advise the Board of Supervisors on the management of the Day Laborer Program.
		8/19/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

49.	031471	[Commending members of the 2002 - 2003 Civil Grand Jury]	Supervisors Dufty, Hall, Gonzalez, Ma, McGoldrick, Ammiano, Peskin, Newsom
		Resolution commending the members of the 2002 - 2003 Civil Grand Jury.
		8/19/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

50.	031473	[Urging Civil Service to develop staffing proposals for the Department of Elections]	Supervisors Gonzalez, Dufty
		Resolution urging the Civil Service Commission and Department to consider and generate proposals for increasing the number of permanent positions in the Elections Department, creating permanent seasonal positions in the Department, and providing employee benefits that will encourage permanent and seasonal employees of the Department to continue their employment.
		8/19/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

51.	031475	[Commending Stern Grove Festival Association]	Supervisor Ma
		Resolution commending the Stern Grove Festival Association for its work planning and organizing the Stern Grove Festival in San Francisco and congratulating the Association on a successful 66th concert season.
		8/19/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

52.	031476	[Commending Old First Presbyterian Church and Doris Krauss]	Supervisor Newsom
		Resolution commending the Old First Presbyterian Church on its 40th Year Anniversary, the rededication and renaming of its senior center to the "Doris Krauss Senior Center" and commending Doris Krauss for her 29-plus years of tireless dedication, commitment and overall contributions to the well-being of the senior population of San Francisco.
		8/19/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

53.	031477	[Commending Pets Unlimited and PAWS]	Supervisors Newsom, Dufty
		Resolution commending Pets Unlimited and the Pets Are Wonderful Support ("PAWS") for collaboration in hosting this year's Doggone Fun Run on September 14, 2003 at Lindley Meadow in Golden Gate Park.
		8/19/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

54.	031478	[National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month 2003]	Supervisors Newsom, Dufty
		Resolution declaring September 2003 as "National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month" in the City and County of San Francisco.
		8/19/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

55.	031479	[Extension of Planning Commission Review Period]	Supervisor Peskin
		Resolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend the San Francisco Planning Code by repealing Section 207.2 [Second Units] in its entirety, adding a new Section 207.2, and amending Section 209.1 to authorize one additional secondary unit limited to 750 square feet of gross floor area within an existing structure on a lot within 1250 feet of a Primary Transit Street or Transit center and also within 1250 feet of a Neighborhood Commercial or Commercial zoning district, on a lot containing a qualified historical building or where the unit is specifically designed and constructed for the elderly or persons with physical disabilities, to prohibit the owner from legalizing an illegal unit pursuant to the provisions of this ordinance, and providing that the secondary unit shall not be subject to the Rent Ordinance but requiring that a secondary unit in a multi-family building shall be subject to affordability requirements; by amending Sections 135(d), Table 151 of Section 151 and 307(g) to establish the amount of open space and parking required for these secondary units; by amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by adding Section 308.5.1 to prohibit issuance of a residential parking permit to the occupant of a secondary unit; by adding new Section 106.4.1.3 to the San Francisco Building Code to require site inspection prior to issuance of a building permit for the secondary unit to verify that no unpermitted unit exists on the property and prohibiting the issuance of a building permit or certification of occupancy for the second unit if an unpermitted unit has operated on the property within the previous ten years, unless that unit was legally demolished prior to January 1, 2003; and by amending Section 37.9 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to require relocation assistance for persons required to vacate illegal units; and adopting findings.
		8/19/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

56.	031480	[Commending California Coastal Conservancy]	Supervisor Peskin
		Resolution commending the California Coastal Conservancy for support of renovation, restoration, engineering, public access construction, and educational content development for exhibits in and around the South Windmill in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
		8/19/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

57.	031379	[Final Map for a 64 Unit Residential Condominium Project]
		Motion approving Final Map of St. Francis Bay Condominiums, 1 Crescent Way, A Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 235 in Assessor's Block No. 4991, accepting the offer of dedication of public improvements subject to completion, approving a public improvement agreement and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient; DPW Order No. 174,007; District 9.)
		8/18/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

58.	031380	[Final Map for a 64 Unit Residential Condominium Project]
		Motion approving Final Map of St. Francis Bay Condominiums, 101 Crescent Way, A Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 236 in Assessor's Block No. 4991, accepting the offer of dedication of public improvements subject to completion, approving a public improvement agreement and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient; DPW Order No. 174,008; District 9.)
		8/18/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

59.	031427	[Final Map for a 100 Unit Residential Condominium Project]
		Motion approving Final Map of Channel Park Condominium, 255 Berry Street, a Residential Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lot 4 Assessor's Block No. 8708, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient; DPW Order No. 174,317; District 6.)
		8/18/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

60.	031455	[Needle Exchange 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.
		8/19/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

61.	031472	[Approving request Clerk of the Board to carry forward $257,563 from the FY Budget]
		Motion approving the request of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to carry forward from the Fiscal Year 2002-2003 Budget, unexpended annual budget appropriations in the amount of approximately $257,563 to provide funds for the first phase of costs associated with the legislative tracking system replacement. (Clerk of the Board)
		8/19/2003, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

62.	031474	[Co-Sponsorhip of the World Congress on the Future of Work in March 2004]	Supervisor Gonzalez
		Motion approving the co-sponsorship of the World Congress on the Future of Work in March 2004.
		8/19/2003, 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:_________________________________________

63.	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 August 12, 2003 through August 18, 2003, for reference by President to appropriate committee on August 26, 2003.

	031383	[Setting San Francisco's fiscal year 2003-2004 property tax rate and establishing pass-through rate for residential tenants]
		Ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for City and County purposes and establishing pass-through rate for residential tenants pursuant to Chapter 37 of the Administrative Code for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. (Controller)
		8/14/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the September 17, 2003 meeting.

	031388	[Setting San Francisco's Unified School District's FY 2003-2004 property tax rate to be included in the City's overall property tax rate]
		Ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Unified School District's purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. (Controller)
		8/14/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the September 17, 2003 meeting.

	031393	[Setting S.F. Community College District's fiscal year 2003-2004 property tax rate to be included in the City's overall property tax rate]
		Ordinance providing revenue and levying property taxes for San Francisco Community College District purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. (Controller)
		8/14/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the September 17, 2003 meeting.

	031425	[Appropriate funding for the Art Commission for municipal symphony concerts using property tax revenue]
		Ordinance appropriating $23,273 for the municipal symphony concerts using property tax revenue, pursuant to Charter Section 16.106(1) for the Art Commission for fiscal year 2003-04. (Controller)
		8/14/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee. Sponsor requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the September 17, 2003 meeting.

	031432	[Settlement of Lawsuit - Arcadia Machine & Tool Inc. et al.]
		Ordinance authorizing the partial settlement of the lawsuit filed by the San Francisco City Attorney against certain manufactures, distributors and dealers of firearms, and their trade associations; the settling defendants are Traders Sports, Inc., Southern Ohio Gun Distributors, Ellett Brothers Inc., and MKS Supply Inc.; these settling defendants agree to the entry of stipulated judgments that will reform their firearm distribution practices, and to pay $70,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 25, 1999 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 303-753, and later coordinated with similar actions in the San Diego Superior Court as part of J.C.C.P. 4095; entitled People of the State of California ex rel Herrera et al. v. Arcadia Machine & Tool Inc. et al. (City Attorney)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/15/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

	031439	[Speed Limit - Potrero Avenue between Brannan and Cesar Chavez Streets]
		Ordinance adding Section 174.13 and removing Section 175.07 of the San Francisco Traffic Code to reduce the speed limit from 30-mph to 25-mph on Potrero Avenue between Brannan and Cesar Chavez Streets. (Parking and Traffic Department)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/12/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

	PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
		Proposed resolutions received from August 12, 2003 through August 18, 2003, for reference by President to appropriate committee on August 26, 2003.

	031389	[Amending the Redevelopment Agency Budget for Tax Increments in Mission Bay North and South]
		Resolution amending the budget of the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco for fiscal year 2003-2004 to allow the Controller to increase the tax increments distributed to the Redevelopment Agency in accordance with the Tax Increment Allocation Pledge Agreements for Mission Bay North and Mission Bay South. (Controller)
		8/14/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

	031390	[Lease of Real Property]
		Resolution authorizing renewal of a lease of real property at 1372 Mission Street, for continued use by the Department of Public Health's Saint James Infirmary and STD Program Research Offices (Real Estate Department)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/15/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

	031394	[Lease of Real Property]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Resolution authorizing renewal of a lease of real property at 1360 Mission Street, Suite 400, for continued use by the Department of Public Health, Employee Assistance Program. (Real Estate Department)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/15/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

	031403	[Lease of Real Property]	Supervisors Ammiano, Dufty
		Resolution authorizing renewal of a lease of real property at 1360 Mission Street, Suite 401, for continued use by the Department of Public Health, STD Program Administrative Headquarters. (Real Estate Department)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/15/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

	031426	[FY 2003-04 California Constitution Appropriations Limit]
		Resolution establishing the appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2003-04 pursuant to California Constitution Article XIII B. (Controller)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/18/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

	031428	[Federal Grant Amendments for Airport Improvement Program]
		Resolution authorizing the Airport Commission to accept amendment to grant agreements offered by the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") for AIP 16, AIP 17, and AIP 19; and to release grant fund from reserve, in the amount of $1,199,790 under AIP 17. (Airport Commission)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/18/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

	031434	[Approval of Public Trust Exchange]
		Resolution approving an Exchange Agreement with the State Lands Commission that would remove the public trust and Burton Act trust from approximately 22,600 square feet of unimproved real property located on Seawall Lot 330 at the corner of Bryant and Beale Streets, and would place the public trust and Burton Act trust on an approximately 10.34 acre site located between Maryland Street, Cesar Chavez Street, and 24th Street, on the eastern portion of the Western Pacific parcel. (Port)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/14/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

	031435	[Contracting Out City Services]
		Resolution retroactively concurring with the Controller's certification that assistance to certain victims of crime and education in community anti-street violence can be practically performed for the District Attorney's Victim Witness Assistance Program by a private contract at a lower cost than similar work services performed by City and County employees. (District Attorney)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/15/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Audits Committee.

	031436	[STOP Intersections]
		Resolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections. STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH 26th and Diamond Streets, stopping Diamond Street, making this intersection an all-way STOP; Montecito Avenue and Northwood Drive, stopping Northwood Drive, making this uncontrolled intersection a two-way STOP; and 15th Avenue and Noriega Street, south intersection, stopping southbound 15th Avenue at Noriega Street, making this uncontrolled Y-intersection a one-way STOP. (Parking and Traffic Department)
		(8/6/03: Categorically exempt from Environmental Review Class 1(c)(9) changes in the traffic and parking regulations where such changes do not establish a higher speed limit or result in more than a negligible increase in the use of the street; DPT Order No. 2671; No Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/12/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

	031437	[Parking Regulations]
		Resolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. PERPENDICULAR (90-DEGREE ANGLE) PARKING - ESTABLISH 9th Avenue, east side, from Lake Street to the north terminus (legislates existing street conditions); Diamond Street, west side, from 22nd to 23rd Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Wisconsin Street, both sides, from 19th to 20th Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Wisconsin Street, west side, from 20th to 22nd Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Duboce Avenue, north side, from Castro to Divisadero Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Arkansas Street, west side, from 16th to Mariposa Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Arkansas Street, east side, from Mariposa to 18th Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Arkansas Street, both sides, from 18th to 19th Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Arkansas Street, west side, from 19th to 20th Streets (legislates existing street conditions); Rhode Island Street, east side, from 20th Street to Mariposa Street (legislates existing street conditions); and Rhode Island Street, west side, from 19th Street to Mariposa Street (legislates existing street conditions). TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 4 PM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND Castro Street, east side, from 100 to 230 feet south of Duboce Avenue. TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Melrose Avenue, along east terminus, east of Foerster Street (adjacent to Sunnyside Playground). 1-HOUR PARKING METERS, 7 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY - ESTABLISH California Street, north side, from Locust Street to 231 feet easterly (commercial frontage only, up to 3440 California Street) TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Farrugut Avenue, north side, from Alemany Boulevard to the western terminus. RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "S" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 9 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH 18th Street, both sides, between Clover and Douglass Streets (4500 block). NO PARKING ANYTIME - RESCIND TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Langton Street, east side, between Folsom and Harrison Streets. 1-HOUR PARKING, 7 AM TO 6 PM, EXCEPT SUNDAY - RESCIND RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "I" (1-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 9 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - ESTABLISH Julian Avenue, both sides, between 15th and 16th Streets. RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "I" (1-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 9 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - ESTABLISH Rondel Place, both sides, between 16th Street and south terminus. (Parking and Traffic Department)
		(8/6/03: Categorically exempt from Environmental Review Class 1(c)(9) changes in the traffic and parking regulations where such changes do not establish a higher speed limit or result in more than a negligible increase in the use of the street; DPT Order No. 2671; No Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/12/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

	031438	[Traffic Regulations]
		Resolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets. NO U-TURNS - ESTABLISH Treasure Island Road, both directions, at McCalla Road. LEFT LANE MUST TURN LEFT - ESTABLISH Grant Avenue, northbound, at Pine Street. NO LEFT TURN, 4 PM TO 6 PM, EXCEPT SUNDAY - RESCIND Montgomery Street, northbound, at Broadway. (Parking and Traffic Department)
		(8/6/03: Categorically exempt from Environmental Review Class 1(c)(9) changes in the traffic and parking regulations where such changes do not establish a higher speed limit or result in more than a negligible increase in the use of the street; DPT Order No. 2671; No Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/12/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use Committee.

	031446	[Report of assessment costs for sidewalk and curb repairs - DPW Order 174,311]
		Resolution approving report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Sections 707 and 707.1 of the Public Works Code, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a revolving fund. (Public Works Department)
		(No Public Benefit Recipient; DPW Order No. 174,311; Locations: 800 Shrader Street; 1062 Goettingen Street; 449 Frederick Street.)
		8/18/2003, SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING. Scheduled for September 16, 2003.

	031447	[Accept-Expend State Grant]
		Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $25,000 from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for a project that will incorporate recycled tire rubber surfaces in the Golden Gate Concourse Underground Parking Facility. (Environment)
		(Public Benefit Recipient.)
		8/12/2003, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Services Committee.

	031491	[Petitions and Communications]
		Petitions and Communications received from August 12, 2003 through August 18, 2003, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk on August 26, 2003. From Betty Chiao, filing notice of appeal for 378 10th Avenue/389 9th Avenue from action of Planning Commission. File 031440, Scheduled for Public Hearing September 16, 2003, at 4:00 p.m.(1) From Ethics Commission, submitting notice of public hearing on September 8, 2003 to develop procedures for screening applicants of City commissions and for at-will employment; training City commissioners and staff regarding City conflict-of-interest and Sunshine requirements; and additional policies to maintain ethical conduct.File 030585(2) From Department of Building Inspection, responding to the 2002-03 Grand Jury Report. Copy: Each Supervisor(3) From Department of Consumer Assurance, regarding lease between Imperial Parking and the Port of San Francisco. File 030890, Copy: Each supervisor(4) From Airport, submitting request to accept and execute amendments for three Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Grants.(5) From Office of the Treasurer, submitting report regarding investment activity for fiscal year to date of the portfolios under management.(6) From Employees' Retirement System, regarding the adopted budget for fiscal year 2003-04.(7) From Human Rights Commission, regarding retroactive waivers for Chapters 12B and 12C of the Administrative Code.(8) From Planning Department, submitting notification of environmental review for ordinance amending Planning Code Section 130 Front Lot Line. Copy: Each Supervisor(9) From Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, submitting annual report and list of sole source contracts entered into fiscal year 2002-03.(10) From Human Rights Commission, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board. (11) From Office of the City Attorney, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board.(12) From Department of Parking and Traffic, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board.(13) From SF Unified School District, responding to the 2002-03 Grand Jury Report. Copy: Each Supervisor(14) From Elections Commission, regarding Elections Commission motion to seek a waiver to permit City employees to work on elections. File 031330, Copy: Each supervisor(15) From Recreation and Park Department, responding to the requirements of Resolution 157-99 Lead Poisoning Prevention.(16) From Kent Goodwin, submitting his concern with the condition of the City (how city services are managed, physical appeal and characteristics, cleanliness and order, homelessness, the condition of the streets, sidewalks and parks, sense of public safety and order) compared to New York, Chicago, etc. File 030848, Copy: Each Supervisor(17) From Peter Warfield, submitting his opinion of the proposed Glen Park Library/Glen Park Marketplace plan. File 031244, Copy: Each supervisor(18) From Marilyn Amini, regarding motion related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department on Secondary Units. File 031335, Copy: Each Supervisor(19) From Animal Care and Control Department, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board.(20) From Chief Medical Examiner, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board. (21) From Office of the Controller, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board.(22) From Ethics Commission, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board.(23) From Department of Human Services, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board.(24) From Juvenile Probation Department, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board.(25) From Public Library, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board.(26) From Office of the Public Defender, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board.(27) From Department of Public Works, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board.(28) From Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board.(29) From Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, submitting that the funding provided in the budget for fiscal year 2003-04 as adopted by the Board of Supervisors is adequate for the department to meet service levels as proposed by the Board.(30) From James Chaffee, concerning news article in the S.F. Chronicle regarding the idea of a "set-aside of city funds for certain purposes".Copy: Each Supervisor(31) From SF Beautiful, urging the Board to pass the current proposed plan for the Golden Gate Park Concourse Garage. Copy: Each Supervisor(32) From Recreation and Park Department, submitting response to both the findings and recommendations cited in the Civil Grand Jury Report. Copy: Each Supervisor(33) From Cingular Wireless, submitting notification letter for a CPUC cell sites for Cingular Wireless at Golden Gate Bridge, Box 9000, Presidio Station.(34) From Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, submitting list of sole source contracts entered into for fiscal year 2003-04.(35) From Charles Candau, regarding application for a liquor license for the House of Shields located at 39 New Montgomery Street.(36) From Mary Ann de Souza, submitting opposition to proposed amendments to the Planning Code regarding height limits along "Transit Corridors" in San Francisco neighborhoods.(37) From Estella Melara, commenting that many non-profit agencies mistreats their employees or at least neglects them. Copy: Each Supervisor(38) From Jerry Carrig, regarding the bus schedule for the No. 37 Corbett. Copy: Each Supervisor(39) From Dennis Lawlor, submitting support for proposed legislation regarding S.F. Liberation Radio. File 031252(40) From Bill Brennan, urging the Board to pass resolution petitioning the State to resume its responsibility in the care and treatment of the mentally ill.(41) From East Mission Improvement Association, regarding supplemental appropriation for the Day Labor Program. File 031058(42) From American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, submitting opposition to proposed ordinance that would make peaceful approaches on public sidewalks outside health facilities a crime. File 031105, Copy: Each Supervisor(43) From Lorraine Grassano, submitting opposition to proposed plan regarding the Golden Gate Park Concourse Garage. Copy: Each Supervisor(44) From various signatories, submitting Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests: Marianne E. Love, Cybele Chang(45) From Gladestone & Associates, regarding appeal of mitigated Negative Declaration for a 93-room hotel at 2026 Lombard Street. File 031233(46) From Law Office of J. William Yeates, regarding appeal of environmental determination for proposed Secondary Units legislation. File 031335, Copy: Each supervisor(47) From Gustavo Alcantar, requesting the Board considers a "parking amnesty" program to help him and others pay for their parking tickets. Copy: Each Supervisor(48) From the State Office of Homeland Security, submitting notice of grant approval in the amount of $1,824,467.00.(49) From U.S. Bankruptcy Court, regarding hearing to consider confirmation of plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code for Pacific Gas and Electric Company and deadline for filing objections to confirmation.(50) From State Board of Equalization, submitting proposed amendments to the Rules of Practice of the State Board of Equalization that make substantive revisions to Articles 4, Article 7 and Article 9, as well as minor revisions or corrections throughout the Rules of Practice.(51) From Steve Keller, submitting some alternative sites for the Halloween festival that is usually held in the Castro district.Copy: Each Supervisor(52) APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR Civil Service Commission Alicia Becerril Building Inspection Commission Bobbie Sue Hood Roy Guinnane

	ADJOURNMENT

Meeting Procedures

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Disability access

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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 Donna Hall 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 Donna.Hall@sfgov.org Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Ms. Hall or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine.htm