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March 01, 1999

Agenda & Minutes Archive

Board of Supervisors

City and County of San Francisco

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

City Seal

AGENDA
Monday, March 1, 1999
2:00 PM

Regular Meeting



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

Gloria L. Young, Clerk of the Board


ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

COMMUNICATIONS

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 6

Recommendation of the Finance and Labor Committee
Present: Supervisors Yee, Bierman, Ammiano

1. 990026 [Permit Regulation of Hazardous Wastes on Private Property]
Ordinance repealing the definition of "Hazardous Waste" in Section 1000, and Sections 1002, 1003, 1005, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1013, and 1015 of Article 20 of the San Francisco Public Works Code; and amending the San Francisco Health Code by reenacting the repealed provisions as new Article 22A; amending the remaining provisions of Article 20 of the San Francisco Public Works Code to reference new Article 22A of the San Francisco Health Code; and providing the Department of Public Health with the authority to charge fees to defray the cost of implementing this article. (Public Health Department)
(Repeals Section 1000, and Sections 1002, 1003, 1005, 1007, 1008, 1009, 1010, 1011, 1013, and 1015 of Article 20 of Public Works Code; amends the Health Code by reenacting the repealed provisions as new Article 22A; amends the remaining provisions of Article 20 of the Public Works Code to reference new Article 22A of the Health Code.

2/22/1999, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendations of the Transportation and Land Use Committee
Present: Supervisors Katz, Yaki

2. 990020 [Stop Intersections]
Resolution designating certain intersections as "Stop" intersections:

STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH
Euclid Avenue and Laurel Street, northeast and southwest corners, stopping Euclid Avenue (makes this an all-way STOP) (Parking and Traffic Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

3. 990021 [Traffic Regulations, Various Streets]
Resolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets:

NO TURN ON RED, 7 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH
Gough Street, southbound, at Oak Street (Parking and Traffic Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

4. 990028 [Stop Intersections]
Resolution designating certain intersections as "Stop" intersections:

STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH
16th Avenue and Lawton Street, northwest corner, stopping Lawton Street (makes this uncontrolled T-intersection a one-way STOP)
23rd and Kansas Streets, northeast and southwest corners, stopping 23rd Street (makes this an all-way STOP)
Amazon Avenue and Lisbon Street, northwest and southeast corners, stopping Lisbon Street (makes this an all-way STOP)
Brunswick and Allison Streets, northwest and southeast corners, stopping Allison Street (makes this an all-way STOP) (Parking and Traffic Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

5. 990029 [Parking Regulations, Various Locations]
Resolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations:

NO PARKING ANYTIME - RESCIND
Fremont Street, west side, from Folsom Street to 217 feet northerly (217-foot zone, extending to the Bay Bridge off-ramp)

NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH
Fremont Street, west side, from 150 feet to 217 feet north of Folsom Street (67-foot zone)

DIAGONAL (45-DEGREE ANGLE) PARKING - ESTABLISH
Fremont Street, west side, from Folsom Street to 150 feet northerly (150-foot zone, creates 11 new parking meter stalls)
Beale Street, west side, from Folsom Street to 180 feet northerly (180-foot zone, resulting in a net increase of 5 additional parking meter stalls)

ONE-HOUR PARKING TIME LIMIT, 7 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY - ESTABLISH
Division Street, north side, from 10th Street to 121 feet westerly (121-foot zone)

PERPENDICULAR (90-DEGREE ANGLE) PARKING - ESTABLISH
6th Street, west side, from Channel Street to 753 feet southerly (753-foot zone)

TWO-HOUR PARKING TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 10 PM, EVERYDAY - ESTABLISH
6th Street, west side, from Channel Street to 293 feet southerly (293-foot zone)

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "H" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH
Cedro Avenue, both sides, between Mercedes Way and Moncada Way (100 block)

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "I" (1-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 9 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - ESTABLISH
3481-3498 - 18th Street, both sides, between Valencia and Lexington Streets (adds specified addresses only)

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "J" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 7 AM - 9 PM, EVERYDAY) - ESTABLISH
Shrader Street, both sides, between Haight and Waller Streets (600 block)

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "J" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 5 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH
12th Avenue, both sides, between Lawton and Moraga Streets (1600 block)

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "J" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 5 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - RESCIND
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "J" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 7 AM - 9 PM, EVERYDAY) - ESTABLISH
Waller Street, both sides, between Cole and Shrader Streets (1600 block, change in effective days and hours only)

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "R" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 9 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - ESTABLISH
Birch Street, both sides, between Laguna and Octavia Streets (500 block)
Grove Street, both sides, between Buchanan and Laguna Streets (600 block)
Grove Street, both sides, between Laguna and Octavia Streets (500 block)
Grove Street, both sides, between Octavia and Gough Streets (400 block)
Laguna Street, both sides, between Fulton and Grove Streets (700 block)
Octavia Street, both sides, between Fulton and Grove Streets (600 block)

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "U" (1-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - ESTABLISH
Freelon Street, both sides, from 4th Street to the west terminus (100 block, signs to be installed only on the north side)

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "U" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH
Lucerne Street, both sides, from Brannan Street to the south terminus (unit block)
Moss Street, both sides, between Folsom and Howard Streets (unit block)

TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH
Kearny Street, east side, from Washington Street to 65 feet northerly (65-foot zone)

TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING, 8 AM - 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND
TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH
Stevenson Street, south side, from 169 feet to 211 feet west of 5th Street (42-foot zone)

TWO-HOUR PARKING TIME LIMIT, 7 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY - RESCIND
16th Street, south side, between Vermont and Kansas Streets
Vermont Street, east side, from 16th Street to 300 feet southerly (300-foot zone)

UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING - ESTABLISH
Ritch Street, west side, from 71 feet to 78 feet south of Bryant Street (7-foot zone, accommodating 2 metered motorcycle stalls)
Ritch Street, west side, from 92 feet to 103 feet south of Bryant Street (11-foot zone, accommodating 3 metered motorcycle stalls) (Parking and Traffic Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

6. 990030 [Traffic Regulations, Various Streets]
Resolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets:

RIGHT TURN ONLY, EXCEPT MUNI - RESCIND
Euclid Avenue, westbound, at Arguello Boulevard

TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING, 4 PM - 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND
Geary Street, north side, between Franklin and Gough Streets (Parking and Traffic Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

REGULAR AGENDA

NEW BUSINESS

Recommendations of the Finance and Labor Committee
Present: Supervisors Yee, Ammiano

7. 990136 [Appropriation, Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice] Supervisors Ammiano, Becerril, Brown, Teng
Ordinance appropriating $50,000 from the General Fund Reserve to support the Intergroup Clearinghouse organization whose mission is to provide educational materials, capacity-building and other services for the prevention of hate violence, through the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice for fiscal year 1998-1999.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

8. 990192 [Court Employee Compensation]
Ordinance implementing schedules of compensation and other economic benefits for certain classifications of persons employed by the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. (Superior Courts)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

9. 990193 [MOU, Superior Court -MEA]
Ordinance implementing the provisions of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, and the Municipal Executives Association. (Superior Courts)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

10. 990194 [Court Employee Compensation]
Ordinance implementing the schedules of compensation and other economic benefits for certain classifications of persons employed by the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. (Superior Courts)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

11. 990195 [Court Reporter Compensation]
Ordinance implementing the economic benefits for certain classifications of persons employed by the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. (Superior Courts)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

12. 990161 [Emergency Repair, 4th Avenue Sewer]
Resolution approving expenditure of funds for the emergency work to replace the structurally inadequate sewer on 4th Avenue from Geary Boulevard to Balboa Street - $431,120.00. (Public Utilities Commission)
(Fiscal impact.)

Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

13. 990162 [Emergency Repair, Duboce Avenue Sewer]
Resolution approving expenditure of funds for the emergency work to replace the structurally inadequate sewer on Duboce Avenue from Elgin Park to Valencia Street - $119,720.00. (Public Utilities Commission)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

14. 990164 [Grant - State]
Resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Criminal Justice Council (MCJC) to retroactively apply for and to accept and expend funds in the amount of $771,180 from the Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP), State of California, to implement a coordinated Anti-Drug Abuse Enforcement Program. (Mayor)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

15. 990197 [1999 Community College Bond Sale]
Resolution amending Resolution 1027-97 that, among other matters, authorized and directed the sale of not to exceed $17,000,000 City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (Educational Facilities Bonds, 1997), Series 1998B; by changing the maximum dollar amount authorized and directed to be sold; and by extending the final maturity date for such Bonds. (Mayor)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

16. 990200 [1999 School Bond Sale]
Resolution amending Resolution 149-98 that, among other matters, authorized and directed the sale of not to exceed $47,000,000 City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (Educational Facilities Bonds, 1997 - San Francisco Unified School District) Series 1998C; by changing the maximum dollar amount authorized and directed to be sold; and by extending the final maturity date for such Bonds. (Mayor)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

17. 990201 [1999 Zoo Bond Sale]
Resolution amending Resolution 678-98 that, among other matters, authorized and directed the sale of not to exceed $11,000,000 City and County of San Francisco General Obligation Bonds (Zoo Facilities Bonds, 1997), Series 1998D; by changing the maximum dollar amount authorized and directed to be sold; and by extending the final maturity date for such Bonds. (Mayor)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Recommendations of Transportation and Land Use Committee
Present: Katz, Yaki

18. 990238 [Parking Regulations, Commercial Vehicle Loading Zones]
Ordinance amending Traffic Code Sections 33.3, 38.B, and 38.B.1 to allow for the designation of variable maximum time limits at commercial vehicle loading zones. (Parking and Traffic Department)
(Amends Traffic Code Sections 33.3, 38.B, and 38.B.1.)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

19. 990247 [Summary Vacation of Portions of Hickory Street]
Ordinance ordering the summary vacation of the public rights over the surface and in the air above portions of Hickory Street located between Webster and Buchanan Streets, making findings under California Streets and Highways Code Section 8330 through 8336, making findings of conformity with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1, and directing official actions in connection with the vacation. (Real Estate Department)
(Companion measure to File 990248.)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

20. 990249 [Parking Regulations, Heavy Truck Loading Zones]
Ordinance amending Traffic Code by adding Section 33.3.1 to allow the Department of Parking and Traffic to establish heavy truck loading zones. (Parking and Traffic Department)
(Adds Traffic Code Section 33.3.1)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

21. 982132 [AC Transit Relocation] Supervisors Katz, Ammiano, Yaki, Bierman, Brown, Medina, Leno, Yee, Becerril
Resolution urging the City and County of San Francisco, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Caltrans to work cooperatively to retain AC Transit bus service at the current Transbay Terminal site.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

22. 982133 [Downtown Caltrain Station] Supervisors Katz, Ammiano, Yaki, Bierman, Brown, Medina, Leno, Becerril, Teng
Resolution declaring it to be the policy of the City and County of San Francisco that there be an extension of Caltrain to a downtown station, a new or rebuilt regional transit terminal be constructed at the present site of the Transbay Transit Terminal, and the Caltrain line be converted from diesel to electric propulsion.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

23. 982134 [Passenger Rail Service, Proposition I Implementation] Supervisors Katz, Ammiano, Yaki, Bierman, Brown, Medina, Leno, Yee
Resolution urging the City and County of San Francisco, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Caltrans to work cooperatively to implement Proposition I, the City’s policy that passenger rail service be incorporated in the redesign of the Bay Bridge.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

24. 982137 [Caltrain Downtown Extension Project EIR/EIS] Supervisors Ammiano, Bierman, Katz, Leno, Medina, Yee, Yaki, Becerril
Resolution requesting that the Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (EIR/EIS) for the Caltrain Downtown Extension Project be completed and presented to the Board of Supervisors with conclusions, repealing Resolution #448-97 which designated the Main/Beale Site as the City’s preferred location for a replacement facility for Transbay Terminal, finding that the full system electrification of Caltrain is in the interests of the City, and finding that the Transbay Terminal Replacement facility should be located on the present Transbay Terminal site, be designed to serve future rail service between the East Bay and San Francisco, and create opportunities for joint development.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom and Yee Excused from Voting
Present: Supervisors Katz, Yaki, Yee

25. 990093 [Conversion of Residential Rental Uses Interim Zoning Controls] Supervisors Bierman, Katz
Resolution imposing Interim Zoning Controls for a period of up to 18 months to prohibit the conversion of residential rental units in buildings of three (3) or more units to a non-rental use without obtaining conditional use authorization from the Planning Commission, and making the determination of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 (Proposition M).
Supervisor Yee excused from voting in Committee.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.

26. 990362 [Public Hearing] Supervisors Ammiano, Leno
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the proposed resolution authorizing temporary closing of one block of Castro Street, between 17th and 18th Streets, on April 4, 1999, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., to commemorate the 20th Easter Anniversary Celebration of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
(Appeal filed February 18, 1999.)

Action:___________________________

27. 990363 [Street Closure Permit] Supervisors Ammiano, Leno, Katz
Resolution authorizing temporary closing of one block of Castro Street, between 17th and 18th Streets, on April 4, 1999, from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., to commemorate the 20th Easter Anniversary Celebration of The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

28. 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.

29. 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.

CLOSED SESSION

Conference with City Attorney - Litigation
[Convene in Closed Session]
Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from the City Attorney as permitted by Government Code regarding the following litigation:

30. 990367 [Settlement of Litigation]
Proposed settlement regarding Jones v. San Francisco, et al. U.S. District Court No. 91-3453-WHO (Class Action challenging the conditions at Jail #3 in San Bruno), as permitted by Government Code Section 54956.9(a).

Question: Shall this motion be ADOPTED?

[Elect Not to Disclose]
Motion that the Board finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time not to disclose its closed session deliberations concerning the anticipated litigation listed above.

[Elect To Disclose]
Motion that the Board finds it is in the public interest to disclose information discussed in closed session, and directs the President immediately to disclose that information.

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 31 through 57

31. 990318 [Lead Poisoning Prevention - Department of Human Services] Supervisors Bierman, Newsom, Katz, Brown
Resolution urging the Department of Human Services to carry out the Department of Public Health’s recommendations contained in its Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the effective implementation of the comprehensive lead poisoning prevention program.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

32. 990319 [Lead Poisoning Prevention - Departments of Public Works/Real Estate] Supervisors Bierman, Newsom, Katz, Brown
Resolution urging the Departments of Public Works and Real Estate to carry out the Department of Public Health’s recommendations contained its Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the effective implementation of the comprehensive lead poisoning prevention program.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

33. 990320 [Lead Poisoning Prevention - Department of Public Health] Supervisors Bierman, Newsom, Katz, Brown
Resolution urging the Department of Public Health to carry out the recommendations contained its Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the effective implementation of the comprehensive lead poisoning prevention program.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

34. 990321 [Lead Poisoning Prevention - Dept of Children, Youth and Families] Supervisors Bierman, Newsom, Katz, Brown
Resolution urging the Department of Children, Youth and Families to carry out the Department of Public Health’s recommendations contained its Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the effective implementation of the comprehensive lead poisoning prevention program.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

35. 990322 [Lead Poisoning Prevention - Mayor’s Offices of Community Development and Housing] Supervisors Bierman, Newsom, Katz, Brown
Resolution urging the Mayor’s Offices of Community Development and Housing to carry out the Department of Public Health’s recommendations contained its Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the effective implementation of the comprehensive lead poisoning prevention program.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

36. 990323 [Lead Poisoning Prevention - Housing Authority] Supervisors Bierman, Newsom, Katz, Brown
Resolution urging the Housing Authority to carry out the Department of Public Health’s recommendations contained its Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the effective implementation of the comprehensive lead poisoning prevention program.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

37. 990324 [Lead Poisoning Prevention - Water Department] Supervisors Bierman, Newsom, Katz, Brown
Resolution urging the San Francisco Water Department to carry out the Department of Public Health’s recommendations contained its Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the effective implementation of the comprehensive lead poisoning prevention program.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

38. 990325 [Lead Poisoning Prevention - Tax Collector] Supervisors Bierman, Newsom, Katz, Brown
Resolution urging the San Francisco Tax Collector to carry out the Department of Public Health’s recommendations contained its Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the effective implementation of the comprehensive lead poisoning prevention program.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

39. 990326 [Lead Poisoning Prevention - Redevelopment Agency] Supervisors Bierman, Newsom, Katz, Brown
Resolution urging the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to carry out the Department of Public Health’s recommendations contained its Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors regarding the effective implementation of the comprehensive lead poisoning prevention program.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

40. 990327 [State Tobacco Settlement] Supervisors Newsom, Teng, Katz, Bierman
Resolution supporting congressional bipartisan efforts to protect states tobacco settlements.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

41. 990337 [State Legislation, AB 59, SB 26, SB 70, Aging and Elderly] Supervisors Becerril, Bierman
Resolution urging the California State Legislature and Governor Davis to approve AB 59, SB 26 and SB 70, protecting the rights of aging and elderly individuals.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

42. 990340 [Grant] Supervisors Bierman, Becerril, Katz
Resolution authorizing the Sheriff’s Department to apply for a four-year grant in an amount not to exceed $7,000,000 from the State Board of Corrections for Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction (MIOCR) Demonstration Program; and approving the membership of the MIOCR Strategy Committee.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

43. 990341 [African American Student Honor Roll Parade] Supervisors Brown, Newsom, Teng, Katz, Bierman
Resolution commending the honorees of San Francisco Unified School District’s Sixth Annual African American Honor Roll.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

44. 990342 [TV Warning Label] Supervisors Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Teng, Bierman
Resolution condemning the proposed homosexual content (HC) TV warning label called for by the Christian Action Network.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

45. 990343 [State Legislation, AB 212, CARES Program] Supervisors Katz, Bierman
Resolution urging the California Assembly to approve AB 212 which provides for the establishment of the California Compensation and Retention Encourage Stability (CARES) program.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

46. 990344 [Federal Legislation, HR 573, Rosa Parks] Supervisors Leno, Brown, Bierman, Becerril, Kaufman, Katz, Teng, Newsom
Resolution urging the United States Congress to approve H.R. 573 authorizing President Clinton to award Rosa Parks the Congressional Medal of Honor.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

47. 990345 [Grant, State Funds, Youth Detention Facility] Supervisors Yaki, Becerril, Katz, Bierman
Resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Criminal Justice Council (MCJC) to apply for up to 40,000,000 in State (Chapter 499, Statutes of 1998) and Federal (Chapter 282, Statutes of 1997) funds available through the State Board of Corrections under the Juvenile and Adult Local Detention Facility Construction Grant Program to construct a local youth detention facility to replace the existing Juvenile Hall facility.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

48. 990346 [Aircraft Noise] Supervisors Yaki, Newsom
Resolution establishing policy that any new runway reconfiguration at San Francisco International Airport shall not result in increased noise in San Francisco.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

49. 990347 [Federal Legislation, America’s Resources 2000 Act] Supervisors Newsom, Yaki, Katz, Leno
Resolution supporting legislation to use offshore oil resource funding to protect and maintain America’s public lands, parks and water resources.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

50. 990348 [Grant, State Funds] Supervisors Yaki, Katz, Bierman
Resolution authorizing the Mayor’s Criminal Justice Council to apply for up to $6,000,000 from the State Board of corrections under the Juvenile Crime Enforcement Accountability Challenge Grant II (JCE&ACG) program to implement a local action plan that addresses the needs of youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

51. 990349 [Youth Gun Lobby Day] Supervisors Leno, Newsom, Teng, Becerril, Katz, Brown, Bierman
Resolution supporting Youth Gun Lobby Day, April 12, 1999 and commending the San Francisco Youth Commission for its leadership and involvement in Youth Gun Lobby Day.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

52. 990350 [Proclamation] Supervisors Teng, Kaufman, Yaki, Bierman, Brown, Ammiano, Newsom, Becerril, Katz, Yee, Leno
Resolution congratulating Kevin and Dominique Shelley on their wedding, wishing them a lifetime of happiness together, and declaring February 27, 1999, to be "Kevin and Dominique Shelley Day" in San Francisco.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

53. 990351 [Proclamation] Supervisors Yaki, Katz, Newsom, Bierman, Teng, Leno, Brown
Resolution declaring the fourth Friday of April Children’s Memorial Day in remembrance of children who have died as a result of violence in San Francisco.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

54. 990360 [Bay Bridge Toll Revenues for the Municipal Railway] Supervisors Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Teng, Yaki, Yee
Resolution urging the Metropolitan Transportation Commission not to approve a financing plan for the Bay Area Rapid Transit District’s proposed extension to the San Francisco International Airport and Millbrae that reprograms Bay Bridge toll revenue that would otherwise be programmed for the San Francisco Municipal Railway.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

55. 990339 [Board of Supervisors Chambers Access] Supervisor Katz
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to negotiate with Walt Disney Pictures for the terms of access and use of the Board of Supervisors Chambers for filming, film preparation and clean-up activity ("filming activity"), directing the Clerk of the Board to consult with the Acting Director of the Film Commission in ensuring that the terms of the use agreement between the City and Walt Disney Pictures are consistent with the City’s general practices with respect to filming on City property and that such use agreement includes any additional provisions necessary to ensure proper treatment and protection of the Board of Supervisors Chambers, establishing a fee of no less than $10,000 for the first day of Walt Disney Pictures’ filming activity in the Board of Supervisors Chamber and a fee of no less than $20,000 for each additional day of such filming activity in the Board of Supervisors Chamber, establishing that such filming activity by Walt Disney Pictures shall not interfere with the business of the Board of Supervisors, and mandating that Walt Disney Pictures’ filming activity shall be subject to the special guidelines for use of the Board of Supervisors Chambers developed by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, in consultation with the City Architect, the Acting Director of the Film Commission and the City Attorney.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

56. 990357 [Needle Exchange Emergency] Supervisors Bierman, Teng, Ammiano, Yaki, Kaufman, Katz, Brown, Newsom, Yee, Leno, Becerril
Motion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program.
2/22/1999, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

57. 990366 [Final Map, 971 Howard Street]
Motion approving final map of 971 Howard Street, a Live/Work Condominium Project, being a subdivision of Lots 115 and 116 in Assessor’s Block No. 3732, and adopting findings pursuant to the Planning Code Section 1o1.1. (Public Works Department)
(DPW Order No. 171,536.)

2/24/1999, 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:_________________________________________

58. 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-CALENDAR LEGISLATION

PROPOSED ORDINANCES
Proposed ordinances received from February 18 through noon on February 24, for reference by President to appropriate committee on March 1, 1999.

990317 [MOU, Transport Workers Union, Local 200]
Ordinance implementing the provisions of an amendment to Article IV of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Transport Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO and the Transport Workers of America, Local 200, and the City and County of San Francisco providing for an Employee Assistance Program through the expiration of the Memorandum of Understanding in 2001. (Human Resources Department)
2/23/1999, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.

990371 [MOU, Local 21]
Ordinance implementing the provisions of an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21, AFL-CIO and the City and County of San Francisco to add Appendix B, entitled Schedules of Compensation, for informational purposes, and to add Appendix D, entitled Civil Service Provisions; Glossary, pursuant to Section VI.C of the Memorandum of Understanding, which provides for modifications by mutual consent of the parties. (Human Resources Department)
2/24/1999, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.

990372 [Compensation, Locals 790, 535, 250]
Ordinance implementing an agreement adjusting the compensation of certain classifications pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, Locals 790, 535, 250 and the City and County of San Francisco, to be effective July 1, 1999. (Human Resources Department)
2/24/1999, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.

990373 [MOU, Local 790]
Ordinance implementing the provisions of an amendment to Section 32 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Service Employees International Union, Local 790 and the City and County of San Francisco providing for an Employee Assistance Program through the expiration of the Memorandum of Understanding in 2000. (Human Resources Department)
2/24/1999, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.

990374 [MOU, Locals 250, 535, 790]
Ordinance implementing the provisions of an amendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Service Employees International Union, Locals 250, 535 and 790 and the City and County of San Francisco by incorporating Appendix A, which was previously set forth in the Airport’s Departmental MOU between SEIU, Local 790 and the City and County of San Francisco, and which provides for the Airport to pay the costs of additional laboratory tests. (Human Resources Department)
2/24/1999, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.

990376 [Cable Television Franchise Amendments]
Ordinance amending Ordinance 105-64, as amended most recently by Ordinance No. 42-97, by amending Section 25 regarding grantee’s rebuild of the San Francisco Cable System, by adding Sections 25.1 through 25.5 regarding grantee’s obligations to provide open access to its cable modem platform, to limit rebuild rate increases, to provide cable modem service to libraries, to provide a subscriber benefit during the rebuild, and to construct the rebuilt system in compliance with federal, state and local requirements, by adding Section 32.12(e) regarding grantee’s obligation to pay franchise fees on cable modem services by amending Section24(a)(ii) regarding grantee’s obligation to wire certain buildings, by amending Sections 27.1 through 27.3 regarding grantee’s transfer of management and control of the public access station to the community television Corporation, by amending Section 30 regarding subscriber passthroughs, by amending Section 31(a) and definitions in Sections 32.10, and 32.18, and by adding Sections 31(i), 31(j), 32.22, 32.23, and 32.24 to further clarify grantee’s obligations under the franchise. (Mayor)
(Companion measure to File 990375.)

2/24/1999, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Utilities and Deregulation Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
Proposed resolutions received from February 18 through noon on February 24, for reference by President to appropriate committee on March 1, 1999.

990365 [Contract Award Extension]
Resolution approving Contract Modification No. 2, Moccasin-Newark Transmission Line Tower Painting, Phase II. (Public Utilities Commission)
2/23/1999, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.

990375 [Transfer of Control over Cable Franchisee]
Resolution approving transfer of control over Television Signal Corporation, San Francisco cable television franchise grantee, from Telecommunications, Inc. to AT&T Corporation upon certain conditions. (Mayor)
(Companion measure to File 990376.)

2/24/1999, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Utilities and Deregulation Committee.

990381 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and communications received from February 18 through noon on February 24, for reference by the President to the Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk on March 1, 1999.

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 persons in the audience to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying. Thus applause and booing are both contrary to Board requirements. The Board does not permit signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room.
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.
Agenda are available on the internet at www.ci.sf.ca.us/bdsupvrs.bos.htm.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK.
Board meetings are televised on channel 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 foreign language translation at a meeting must be received by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at least 48 hours before the meeting. For meetings on a Monday or a Tuesday, the request must be made by noon of the last business day of the preceding week.

Disability access
The Legislative Chamber of the Board of Supervisors is in Room 250 of City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place. The Chamber is wheelchair accessible.
The closest accessible BART Station is Civic Center, three blocks from City Hall. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #42 Downtown Loop, and the #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call 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.
The following services are available when requests are made by 4:00 p.m. of the Friday before the Board meeting:
For American Sign Language interpreters, use of a reader during a meeting, or sound enhancement system, contact Violeta Mosuela at (415) 554-7704.
For a large print copy of agenda or minutes in alternative formats, contact Annette Lonich at (415) 554-7706.
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 various chemical based 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 more 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 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-5163 or by email at Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us
Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance can request a copy from Ms. Hall or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/bdsupvrs/sunshine.htm

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