Board of Supervisors : April 03, 2000

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Board of Supervisors

City and County of San Francisco

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AGENDA
Monday, April 3, 2000
2:00 PM

Regular Meeting

TOM AMMIANO, PRESIDENT
ALICIA BECERRIL, SUE BIERMAN, AMOS BROWN, LESLIE KATZ, BARBARA KAUFMAN, MARK LENO, GAVIN EWSOM,
MABEL TENG, MICHAEL YAKI, LELAND Y. YEE

Gloria L. Young, Clerk of the Board

ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

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 17

Recommendations of the Finance and Labor Committee




		Present: Supervisors Yee, Ammiano

1. 000379 [Implementing the provisions of MOU between MEA and Superior Court for the period 10/1/99 through 9/30/01] Supervisor Newsom (Superior Courts)


3/27/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

2. 000380 [Establishing rates of pay and other economic benefits for various unrepresented classes in the Superior Court effective 10/1/99 through 9/30/00] Supervisor Newsom (Superior Courts)


3/27/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

3. 000381 [Salary rate change for Pro Tem Commissioner in the Superior Court] Ordinance setting the rate of compensation for Superior Court Classification 0256 (Pro Tem Commissioner) employed on an "as needed" basis by the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. (Superior Courts)


3/27/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

4. 000425 [Renewal of a 5-year term lease at 653 Chenery Street for the Glen Park Branch Library at a monthly rent of $1,875 for the initial term] (Real Estate Department)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Recommendation of Housing and Land Use Committee


		Present: Supervisors Teng, Becerril

5. 000197 [Restricting sale of ultracompact firearms] Supervisors Becerril, Leno, Bierman, Teng, Brown


3/27/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING. Supervisor Brown requested to be added as co-sponsor.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendation of the Public Health and Environment Committee




		Present: Supervisors Brown, Yaki

6. 000353 [Grant from the Community Endowment for the Partner Support Program II, a 3-year comprehensive teen pregnancy prevention program at Balboa High School] Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Network, Primary Care, to accept retroactively and expend a grant in the amount of $370,185 from the Community Endowment, for the Partner Support Program II at Balboa High School and to enter into an agreement which does not include intellectual property indemnification and false claims clauses; providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Public Health Department)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Recommendations of the Rules Committee


		Present: Supervisors Leno, Teng, Kaufman

7. 991360 [Appointments]



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

8. 991962 [Appointment]



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

9. 000382 [City Administrator Appointment] Mayor Resolution confirming the appointment of William Lee as City Administrator.



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

10. 000426 [Appointment]



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Recommendation of the Small Business, Economic Vitality and Consumer Services Committee


		Present: Supervisors Newsom, Leno

11. 992153 [Police Code, itemized receipts for goods purchased] Supervisors Leno, Newsom


3/27/2000, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendations of the Transportation and Land Use Committee




		Present: Supervisors Yaki, Yee

12. 000320 [Stop Intersections] Resolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections:

STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH
24th and Rhode Island Streets, northeast and southwest corners, stopping 24th Street (makes this uncontrolled intersection a two-way STOP)
Curtis and Morse Streets (east intersection), northeast and northwest corners, stopping westbound Morse Street and southbound Curtis Street
Curtis and Morse Streets (west intersection), southeast and southwest corners, stopping eastbound Morse Street and northbound Curtis Street
Joost and Ridgewood Avenues, northeast and southwest corners, stopping Joost Street (makes this uncontrolled intersection a two-way STOP)
Newton and Morse Streets, northwest and southeast corners, stopping Newton Street (makes this an all-way STOP) (Parking and Traffic Department) (DPT Order No. 1926.)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

13. 000321 [Parking Regulations, Various Locations] Resolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations:

NO PARKING ANYTIME - RESCIND
Buchanan Street, east side, between Eddy and Willow Streets
Willow Street, south side, between Buchanan and Laguna Streets

PARKING METER AREA NO. 3 (1-HOUR PARKING TIME LIMIT, 9 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - ESTABLISH
Haight Street, south side, from Gough Street to 195 feet westerly (195-foot zone)

NO PARKING ANYTIME - RESCIND
TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH
19th Street, south side, from Seward Street to the east property line of 4555-19th Street

TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH
Vallejo Street, along west terminus west of Mason Street, from the south curb to 33 feet northerly (33-foot zone)
Vallejo Street, south side, from 24 feet to 30 feet east of the west terminus west of Mason Street (6-foot zone)

UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING - ESTABLISH
Townsend Street, south side, from east 5th Street crosswalk to 35 feet westerly (35-foot zone, accommodating 10 motorcycle spaces) (Parking and Traffic Department) (DPT Order No. 1926.)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?


		Present: Supervisors Katz, Yaki, Yee

14. 000322 [Traffic Regulations, Various Streets] (Parking and Traffic Department)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

15. 000417 [Major encroachment to construct a driveway for vehicular access to a proposed new garage at 212 Union Street property; rescinding Res. No. 1048-98 to reflect the change of ownership of Resolution amending Resolution No. 1048-98 and granting revocable permission to Donald H. Putnam and Susann Kellison to construct an extension of the sidewalk by removing a portion of an existing City retaining wall and constructing a new retaining wall with guardrails and a new planter wall to provide vehicular access to a new garage addition, and to replace existing wood stairs and landings for access to an existing cottage at 212 Union Street (Block 106, Lot 39) and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. This resolution rescinds Resolution No. 1048-98. (Public Works Department) (DPT Order No. 172,146.)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?


		Present: Supervisors Yaki, Yee

16. 000419 [Stop Intersections] Resolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections:

STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH
21st and Rayburn Streets, northwest corner, stopping southbound Rayburn Street (stops the stem of this uncontrolled T-intersection)
Miraloma Drive and Juanita Way, all corners, stopping all approaches (makes this uncontrolled T-intersection an all-way STOP)
Russia Avenue and London Street, northeast and southwest corners, stopping Russia Avenue (makes this an all-way STOP) (Parking and Traffic Department) (DPT Order No. 1945.)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

17. 000420 [Traffic Regulations, Various Streets] Resolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets:

NO U-TURN - ESTABLISH
The Embarcadero, northbound, at Broadway

DIAMOND (BUSES AND LEFT TURNS ONLY) LANE - ESTABLISH
4th Street, east curb lane, between Harrison and Brannan Streets (#1 southbound traffic lane)
4th Street, second lane from east curb, between Brannan and Townsend Streets (#2 southbound traffic lane)

TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 7 AM - 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH
4th Street, east side, between Brannan and Freelon Streets
4th Street, east side, between Bryant and Stillman Streets (Parking and Traffic Department) (DPT Order No. 1945.)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?


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

REGULAR AGENDA

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

From the Clerk


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

18. 000376 [Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permit Appeal] Motion approving the decision of the Director of Public Works’ approval of a minor sidewalk encroachment permit at 955 Green Street, south side between Jones and Leavenworth Streets, and denying the appeal. (Clerk of the Board)


3/20/2000, CONTINUED. Continued to March 27, 2000.

3/27/2000, CONTINUED. Continued to April 3, 2000.


		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

19. 000377 [Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permit Appeal] Motion disapproving the decision of the Director of Public Works’ approval of a minor sidewalk encroachment permit at 955 Green Street, south side between Jones and Leavenworth Streets, and denying the encroachment permit. (Clerk of the Board)


3/20/2000, CONTINUED. Continued to March 27, 2000.

3/27/2000, CONTINUED. Continued to April 3, 2000.


		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

NEW BUSINESS

Recommendation of the Finance and Labor Committee




		Present: Supervisors Yee, Ammiano

20. 000418 [Civil Service Commission Certification of Prevailing Rate of Wages] Resolution fixing the highest general prevailing rate of wages, including wages for overtime and holiday work, for various crafts and kinds of labor as paid for similar work in private employment in the City and County of San Francisco at the rates certified to the Board by the Civil Service Commission on December 6, 1999. (Civil Service Commission)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Recommendation of the Rules Committee


		Present: Supervisors Leno, Teng, Kaufman

21. 000395 [Digital Divide Task Force] Supervisors Becerril, Teng



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Recommendations of the Transportation and Land Use Committee


		Present: Supervisors Yaki, Yee

22. 000319 [Repealing Traffic Code regarding parking regulations on both sides of Plum Street from South Van Ness Avenue to a point approximately 100 feet westerly] Ordinance repealing Traffic Code Section 32.1.8, regarding parking regulations on a portion of Plum Street. (Parking and Traffic Department) (Repeals Section 32.1.8.)



		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?


		Present: Supervisors Katz, Yaki

23. 992123 [Natural Gas Fueled Buses] Supervisors Yaki, Bierman, Newsom, Teng, Katz, Ammiano, Leno


11/22/1999, SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. Supervisor Yaki requested this item be severed so it could be considered separately.

11/22/1999, REFERRED to Transportation and Land Use Committee. Supervisor Yaki requested this matter be referred to the Transportation and Land Use Committee.

3/20/2000, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Yaki submitted a substitute resolution in Board, bearing new title.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?


		Present: Supervisors Katz, Yaki, Yee

24. 000564 [Traffic Regulations, Various Streets]



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

25. ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS Roll call for introduction of ordinances, resolutions, charter amendments, requests for hearings, letters of inquiry, and letters of request to the City Attorney.

26. PUBLIC COMMENT An opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, including items being considered today which have not been considered by a Board committee and excluding items which have been considered by a Board committee. Members of the public may address the Board for up to three minutes. Each member of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak. The President or the Board may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes.

APPROVAL OF REQUESTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST These items may be introduced by any Supervisor seeking analysis from the Office of the Legislative Analyst on introduced legislation and for the purpose of providing assistance to Board of Supervisors’ task forces and advisory committees. Requests to the Legislative Analyst shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board.

27. 000562 [Legislative Analyst Request] Supervisor Newsom



		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

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 28 through 41

28. 000542 [Armenian Genocide] Supervisors Yaki, Teng


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

29. 000543 [Gulf of Farallones] Supervisors Yaki, Katz


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

30. 000544 [Commendation] Supervisors Yee, Becerril, Newsom, Teng


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

31. 000545 [Naming School after Carlos Santana] Supervisor Becerril


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

32. 000546 [Blessing the Bison Day] Supervisors Becerril, Katz, Teng


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

33. 000547 [Gift Acceptance - Cesar Chavez Signs] Supervisors Becerril, Leno, Katz, Teng


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

34. 000548 [Commendation] Supervisor Becerril


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

35. 000550 [Economic Opportunity Council] Supervisor Brown


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

36. 000551 [Wendy Marx Day] Supervisor Katz


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

37. 000552 [Commendation] Supervisors Leno, Bierman, Katz, Newsom


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

38. 000553 [Install Compressed Gas Pump] Supervisors Newsom, Katz


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

39. 000554 [Commendation] Supervisors Teng, Becerril, Katz, Newsom


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

40. 000549 [Extend Time for Negotiations] Supervisor Bierman


3/27/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

41. 000569 [Declaration of the March 7, 2000 Election Results] (City Attorney)


3/29/2000, 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:_________________________________________

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

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

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

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

[Imperative Resolutions, if any]

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

PROPOSED ORDINANCES




		Proposed ordinances received from March 23 through noon on March 29, for reference by President to appropriate committee on April 3, 2000.

000525 [Settlement of Litigation] (Treasurer-Tax Collector)


3/24/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit and Government Efficiency Committee. Department requests this matter be calendared at the April 4, 2000 meeting.

000563 [Settlement of Lawsuit] (City Attorney)


3/28/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit and Government Efficiency Committee.

000565 [Fixing compensation for unrepresented employees, fiscal year 2000-2001.] (Human Resources Department)


3/29/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS




		Proposed resolutions received from March 23 through noon on March 29, for reference by President to appropriate committee on April 3, 2000.

000524 [Authorizing expenditure of funds estimated at $4,210,000 for emergency repair of San Joaquin Pipeline No. 3] (Public Utilities Commission)


3/22/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.

000526 [Grant for the HIV/AIDS intervention prevention and care services for three State Department of Corrections facilities and the San Francisco City and County jail system] (Public Health Department)


3/27/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee. Department requests this matter be calendared at the April 13, 2000 meeting.

000566 [Lease of Property for DPH Southeast Child Family Therapy Center] (Real Estate Department)


3/29/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.

000568 [Lease of PUC land to Koret Foundation at an annual rental of $13,211.00] (Public Utilities Commission)


3/29/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.

000571 [Petitions and Communications]

ADJOURNMENT

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