January 02, 2001

Full Board Agendas

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

AGENDA
Tuesday, January 2, 2001
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
	Motion to APPROVE the November 6 and November 13, 2000 Meeting Minutes.

	AGENDA CHANGES

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

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

	Items 1 through 10

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

1.	002112	[Settlement of Claim, Pacific Bell]	Supervisor Katz
		Resolution authorizing settlement of 14 claims against Pacific Bell in the amount of $825,000 for overcharges between September 1987 and February 1998.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

2.	002132	[Gift Acceptance, Department of Aging and Adult Services]	Supervisors Leno, Newsom
		Resolution authorizing the Director of Aging and Adult Services to accept and expend a gift from the San Francisco Hospital Council, acting through Health Plus Services, in the amount of $37,000 for the creation of a liaison program between the Public Guardian and member hospitals. (Adult and Aging Services)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

3.	002133	[Grant funds to improve services to seriously mentally ill in San Francisco]	Supervisors Leno, Newsom
		Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Mental Health Services, to accept retroactively and expend SAMHSA Mental Health Block Grant funds of $2,110,871 from the State Department of Mental Health to improve the system of care services for seriously emotionally disturbed children and severely mentally ill adults; providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Public Health Department)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	Recommendations of the Public Health and Environment Committee
		Present:Supervisors Bierman, Brown

4.	001584	[Grant funds for viral hepatitis prevention integration]	Supervisors Leno, Newsom
		Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Epidemiology and Disease Control, to accept retroactively and expend grant funds of $174,841 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to integrate viral hepatitis prevention into existing prevention services using a multi-infection prevention approach, and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Public Health Department)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

5.	002093	[Grant from the Federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to assist HIV infected urban poor]	Supervisors Leno, Newsom
		Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Substance Abuse Services and Housing and Urban Health, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $496,520 from the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) for Action Point-II HIV Treatment Capacity Expansion and to enter into an agreement which includes a rights in data clause, for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Public Health Department)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

6.	001904	[Parking Regulations, Various Locations]
		Resolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations. UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING - ESTABLISH Jackson Street, north side, between driveways for #3003 and #3005 Jackson Street (13-foot zone, accommodating 2 motorcycles) TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH 3rd Street, east side, from Jerrold Avenue to 145 feet southerly (145-foot zone) (Parking and Traffic Department)
		(DPT Order No. 2098.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

7.	001955	[Grant funds for the construction of the K-Ingleside light rail line and Ocean Avenue serving the Municipal Railway]	Supervisor Newsom
		Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to accept and expend $7,000,000 of State assistance for Ocean Avenue and K-Ingleside Street, sidewalk, and transit improvements. (Public Transportation Commission)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

8.	002051	[Granting sidewalk encroachment permit to Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd. during construction operations at 77 Dow Place]
		Resolution granting revocable permission to Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd. to temporarily close and occupy a portion of street area on Dow Place during construction operations at 77 Dow Place (Block 3750, Lot 2). (Public Works Department)
		(DPW Order No. 172,606.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

9.	001905	[Parking Regulations, Various Streets]
		Resolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets. TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - RESCIND Lucky Street, west side, from 171.5 feet to 404 feet north of 26th Street (232.5-foot zone) Lucky Street, west side, from 59 feet to 151.5 feet north of 26th Street (92.5-foot zone) TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH Lucky Street, west side, from 198 feet to 445 feet north of 26th Street (247-foot zone) Lucky Street, west side, from 75 feet to 178 feet north of 26th Street (103-foot zone) NO LEFT TURN - ESTABLISH 3rd Street, both directions, at Custer Avenue 3rd Street, both directions, at Fairfax Avenue 3rd Street, both directions, at Galvez Avenue 3rd Street, both directions, at Innes Avenue 3rd Street, both directions, at Kirkwood Avenue 3rd Street, northbound, at Arthur Avenue / Cargo Way 3rd Street, northbound, at Burke Avenue 3rd Street, northbound, at Davidson Avenue 3rd Street, northbound, at Hudson Avenue TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH 3rd Street, east side, between Burke and Evans Avenues 3rd Street, east side, between Cargo Way and Burke Avenue 3rd Street, east side, between Hudson and Innes Avenues 3rd Street, east side, from Fairfax Avenue to 90 feet southerly (90-foot zone) 3rd Street, east side, from Hudson Avenue to 80 feet northerly (80-foot zone) 3rd Street, east side, from Jerrold Avenue to 35 feet northerly (35-foot zone) 3rd Street, west side, between Evans and Davidson Avenues 3rd Street, west side, between Fairfax and Galvez Avenues 3rd Street, west side, between Galvez and Hudson Avenues 3rd Street, west side, between Innes and Jerrold Avenues 3rd Street, west side, from Hudson Avenue to 75 feet southerly (75-foot zone) 3rd Street, west side, from Innes Avenue to 60 feet northerly (60-foot zone) (Parking and Traffic Department)
		(DPT Order No. 2098.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

10.	002103	[Traffic Regulations, Various Streets]	Supervisor Katz
		Resolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets: TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH (Along Sidewalk Bulbouts) 3rd Street, west side, from Kirkwood Avenue to 35 feet northerly 3rd Street, west side, from Kirkwood Avenue to 85 feet southerly 3rd Street, east side, from Kirkwood Avenue to 35 feet southerly 3rd Street, west side, from LaSalle Avenue to 35 feet northerly 3rd Street, west side, from LaSalle Avenue to 24 feet southerly 3rd Street, east side, from LaSalle Avenue to 85 feet northerly 3rd Street, east side, from LaSalle Avenue to 35 feet southerly 3rd Street, west side, from McKinnon Avenue to 35 feet northerly 3rd Street, west side, from McKinnon Avenue to 24 feet southerly 3rd Street, east side, from McKinnon Avenue to 24 feet northerly 3rd Street, east side, from McKinnon Avenue to 35 feet southerly 3rd Street, west side, from Newcomb Avenue to 35 feet northerly 3rd Street, west side, from Newcomb Avenue to 24 feet southerly 3rd Street, east side, from Newcomb Avenue to 24 feet northerly 3rd Street, east side, from Newcomb Avenue to 35 feet southerly 3rd Street, west side, from Oakdale Avenue to 35 feet northerly 3rd Street, west side, from Oakdale Avenue to 85 feet southerly 3rd Street, east side, from Oakdale Avenue to 24 feet northerly 3rd Street, east side, from Oakdale Avenue to 55 feet southerly TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH (Along Sidewalk Bulbouts) 3rd Street, west side, from Palou Avenue to 35 feet northerly 3rd Street, west side, from Palou Avenue to 35 feet southerly 3rd Street, east side, from Palou Avenue to 60 feet northerly 3rd Street, east side, from Palou Avenue to 35 feet southerly 3rd Street, west side, from Quesada Avenue to 35 feet northerly 3rd Street, west side, from Quesada Avenue to 20 feet southerly 3rd Street, east side, from Quesada Avenue to 20 feet northerly 3rd Street, east side, from Quesada Avenue to 35 feet southerly 3rd Street, west side, from Revere Avenue to 40 feet northerly 3rd Street, west side, from Revere Avenue to 82 feet southerly 3rd Street, east side, from Revere Avenue to 27 feet northerly 3rd Street, east side, from Revere Avenue to 38 feet southerly NO LEFT TURNS - ESTABLISH 3rd Street, both directions, at Kirkwood Avenue 3rd Street, both directions, at LaSalle Avenue 3rd Street, both directions, at McKinnon Avenue 3rd Street, both directions, at Oakdale Avenue 3rd Street, southbound, at Palou Avenue 3rd Street, southbound, at Quesada Avenue 3rd Street, both directions, at Revere Avenue 3rd Street, both directions, at Shafter Avenue 3rd Street, both directions, at Thomas Avenue
		(DPT Order No. 2111.)
		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

	Recommendations of the Audit and Government Efficiency Committee
		Present:Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom, Katz

11.	001968	[Administrative Code Revision, Chapter 66, Seismic Safety Retrofit Program]	Supervisor Kaufman
		Ordinance amending Sections 66.1, 66.2, 66.3, 66.4 and 66.5 and repealing Section 66.6 of Chapter 66 of the Administrative Code to conform to current practices and make technical corrections.
		12/18/2000, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

12.	001969	[Administrative Code Revision, Chapter 66A, Seismic Safety Loan Program]	Supervisor Kaufman
		Ordinance amending and/or renumbering Sections 66A2, 66A.3, 66A.4, 66A.6, 66A.7, 66A.8, 66A.9, 66A.10, 66A.12, 66A.13, 66A.14, 66A.15, 66A.16, 66A.17, 66A.18, 66A.19, 66A.20, 66A.21, 66A.22, 66A.23, 66A.24, 66A.26, 66A.27 and 66A.28 and repealing Sections 66A.11 and 66A.25 of Chapter 66A of the Administrative Code to conform to current practices and make technical corrections.
		12/18/2000, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. Supervisor Kaufman presented an amendment of the whole, bearing same title.
		12/18/2000, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

	NEW BUSINESS

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

13.	001798	[Extension of Sunset Clause - Utilization of Bid/RFP process for awarding of Parking Authority lease and management contracts]	Supervisor Newsom
		Ordinance amending Section 17.11(a) of the San Francisco Administrative Code to extend the authorization of the Parking Authority to utilize a Bid/RFP process for the awarding of all leases and management agreements for the use or operation of parking facilities. (Parking and Traffic Department)
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

14.	001959	[Government funding, Airport capital improvement projects]	Supervisor Newsom
		Ordinance appropriating $671,165,000 of San Francisco International Airport infrastructure Bond proceeds to fund various capital improvement projects for fiscal year 2000-2001; placing $212,686,188 on reserve. (Controller)
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

15.	002015	[MOU, Amendment No. 2 - International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 6]
		Ordinance implementing Amendment No. 2 to the 1997-2001 Memorandum of Understanding between the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local Union No. 6 and the City and County of San Francisco by appending the following list of past practices pursuant to Article VI.C. of the Memorandum of Understanding. (Human Resources Department)
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

16.	002066	[Pacific BellContract]	Supervisor Katz
		Ordinance approving contract with Pacific Bell providing for the purchase of a variety of telecommunications services.
		(Fiscal impact.)
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

17.	002068	[Government Funding, San Francisco General Hospital]	Mayor
		Ordinance appropriating $1,532,400 from Reserve-designated for one-time expenditures to fund the cost of medical and laboratory equipment for the San Francisco General Hospital for fiscal year 2000-01.
		(Fiscal impact.)
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

18.	002148	[Amendment to Fiscal Year 00-01 Patient Rates for the Department of Public Health]
		Ordinance amending Part II, Chapter V, of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Health Code) by amending Section 128 thereof, to fix patient rates for services furnished by Department of Public Health, effective January 1, 2001. (Public Health Department)
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

19.	002048	[Approving San Joaquin River Group Authority Joint Powers Agreement and Division Agreement]
		Resolution approving the San Joaquin River Group Authority Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement and Division Agreement and authorizing the President and General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission to execute these agreements on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco. (Public Utilities Commission)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	Recommendation of the Public Health and Environment Committee
		Present:Supervisors Bierman, Brown

20.	001628	[Hospital and Nursing Home Discharge Planning Task Force]	Supervisors Bierman, Leno, Brown
		Resolution establishing a Hospital and Nursing Home Discharge Planning Task Force in relation to seniors and people with disabilities to make policy recommendations to the Mayor and Board of Supervisors, to promote coordination among relevant agencies and setting forth the membership and duties of the Task Force.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	Recommendation of Rules Committee
		Present:Supervisors Leno, Teng, Kaufman

21.	002094	[Appointment]
		Resolution appointing Barbara Kaufman, indefinite term, to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District.
		Supervisor Kaufman excused from voting in committee.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

22.	001870	[Disabled Placard Enforcement]	Supervisor Yaki
		Ordinance amending Article 2, Section 12 of the San Francisco Traffic Code to authorize Parking Control Officers assigned to the "Robert Greenstrand Disabled Placard Detail" to issue misdemeanor citations for violations of California Vehicle Code Section 4461.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

23.	001902	[Parking Regulations, portions of Jones, McAllister and Eddy Streets]
		Ordinance amending the Traffic Code by amending Section 32.6.7 and adding Section 32.6.28, regarding parking regulations on portions of Jones, McAllister and Eddy Streets. (Parking and Traffic Department)
		(DPT Order No. 2097.)
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

24.	002021	[Restricted parking]	Supervisor Yaki
		Ordinance amending Article 3 of the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending Section 33.1A thereof, by deleting the June 30, 1999 expiration date.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

25.	001929	[Transbay Terminal]	Supervisor Katz
		Resolution declaring that it is the policy of the City and County of San Francisco that it will actively pursue the implementation of Proposition H and work to connect the Transbay Terminal by rail to both the current terminus of CalTrans at Fourth and Townsend and to the East Bay in Emeryville or Oakland.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

	From Transportation and Land Use Committee
		The following items will be considered by the Transportation and Land Use Committee at a Special meeting on Tuesday, January 2, 2001, at 10:00AM.The Chair intends to request the committee to send the following items to the Board as a committee report.

26.	002106	[Urban Forestry Council]	Supervisor Katz
		Ordinance amending San Francisco Municipal Code Part 1 (Administrative Code) Chapter 5 by adding Article XX111 to create an Urban Forestry Council and to delineate powers and duties for such Council.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

27.	002157	[Sidewalk encroachment permit in connection with the construction of new live/work projects at 60 Rausch and 73 Sumner Streets]
		Resolution granting revocable permission to George F. Hauser to construct improvements, including new pavers, bollards, improved drainage and trees on a dead end portion of Clementina Street, east of Sumner Street, in conjunction with the construction of new live-work projects at 60 Rausch and 73 Sumner Streets (Block 3730, Lots 160 and 157) and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)
		(DPW Order No. 172,641.)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

28.	001094	[Grant funds for Public Library Staff Education Program]	Supervisor Newsom
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Library to accept and expend $13,215 to be awarded by the California State Library, FY00/01 Public Library Staff Education Program as part of the Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).Funds will be used to reimburse tuition expenses of library employees pursuing a degree or certificate in Library Science at an institution of higher education.Employees participating in the program applied to, and were selected by the California State Library. (Public Library)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

29.	002182	[Sale of Flower Market Permit, Corner of 16th and Market Streets]
		Resolution approving the assignment or sale of the flower market permit identified as "The Upper Market Street Flower Market located on the north sidewalk of Sixteenth Street within 100 feet south of the southerly line of Market Street" to a qualified permit applicant pursuant to Article 5 Section 161(h) of the Public Works Code. (Public Works Department)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	From Audit and Government Efficiency Committee
		The following itemswillbe considered by the Audits and Government Efficiency Committee at a Rescheduled meeting on Tuesday, January 2, 2001, at 12 Noon.The Chair intends to request the committee to send the following items to the Board as a committee report.

30.	001965	[Administrative Code Revision, Chapter 23, Real Property]	Supervisor Kaufman
		Ordinance amending Articles I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of Chapter 23 of the San Francisco Municipal Code by amending, repealing, and renumbering various sections regarding real property transactions.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

31.	002018	[Part III, Requiring parking lot operators to post bond]	Supervisor Kaufman
		Ordinance amending Article 6 of Part III of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Business and Tax Regulations Code), by amending Section 6.6-1, to require each applicant for a certificate of authority to collect parking taxes to post a bond with the Tax Collector as a precondition to the issuance of such certificate.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

32.	002019	[Part III, Waive requirement that every business file a tax return]	Supervisor Kaufman
		Ordinance amending Article 6 of Part III of the San Francisco Municipal Code (Business and Tax Regulations Code), by amending Section 6.9-2, authorizing the Tax Collector to waive the requirement that every business file a tax return, where the taxpayer would owe less than a minimum filing amount, not to exceed $500, to be set annually by the Tax Collector.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

33.	002067	[Library Fines and Fees]	Supervisor Kaufman
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 8.21-2 to authorize the Library Commission to charge certain fines and fees for the use of library materials and services and ratifying prior fines and fees.
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

34.	002153	[Settlement of Lawsuit]
		Ordinance authorizing settlement of litigation of Santa Clara County Transit District against the City and County of San Francisco, filed April 28, 1999 for $16,800. (City Attorney)
		(Santa Clara Superior Court No. CV781561.)
		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

35.	002147	[Gift Acceptance, Public Library]	Supervisor Newsom
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Library to accept and expend a gift in the amount of $158,947 from the estate of John Fortunio. (Public Library)
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

36.	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.

37.	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.

	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 38through 56

38.	002199	[19th Avenue median landscaping feasibility study]	Supervisor Yee
		Resolution urging the Department of Public Works to perform a feasibility study of landscaping the 19th Avenue median.
		12/18/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

39.	002200	[Baggage Checkers at S.F. International Airport]	Supervisors Ammiano, Bierman
		Resolution urging the Airport Commission to require that all passenger airline companies require the presence of baggage checkers for arriving flights in order to reduce incidences of theft and misidentification of baggage.
		12/18/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

40.	002201	[Compliance with California Statutory Waste Diversion Requirement]	Supervisors Becerril, Bierman
		Resolution urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to urge all generators of solid waste to implement programs that will bring San Francisco into compliance with the statutory waste diversion requirement under the California Integrated Waste Management Act and urges appropriate city personnel to obtain a grant from the California Integrated Waste Management Board for this purpose.
		12/18/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

41.	002202	[Policy priorities of the Bay Area Latino Health Summit]	Supervisors Becerril, Bierman
		Resolution urging the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to consider the policy priorities arising out of the First Annual Bay Area Latino Health Summit and to integrate these priorities where applicable into the City’s health care delivery system.
		12/18/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

42.	002203	[National Forest Protection and Restoration Act (HR 1396)]	Supervisors Leno, Bierman, Becerril
		Resolution urging the United States Congress to pass the National Forest Protection and Restoration Act (HR 1396).
		12/18/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

43.	002204	[George Sterling Park]	Supervisors Newsom, Bierman
		Resolution urging the Public Utilities Commission to establish a standing work order with Recreation and Park Department for the maintenance of George Sterling Park.
		12/18/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

44.	002205	[Commendation]	Supervisors Ammiano, Leno, Bierman
		Resolution commending John S. James for the founding of"AIDS Treatment News" and for providing important information on HIV/AIDS treatment and care to people living with AIDS, their caretakers as well as health care service providers.
		12/18/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

45.	002206	[Commendation]	Supervisors Becerril, Bierman
		Resolution commending Jerry Rice on his retirement from the San Francisco Forty Niners.
		12/18/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

46.	002207	[Commendation]	Supervisor Bierman
		Resolution commending the Haight Ashbury Neighborhood Council Recycling Center for their twenty seven years of providing recycling and other services to Haight Ashbury residents and the citizens of San Francisco.
		12/18/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

47.	002208	[Commendation]	Supervisor Bierman
		Resolution commending the Bayview Opera House and Artists Heidi Hardin and Jonathan Sacks for presenting an environmental installation, "The Human Family Tree/A Walk Through Paradise", celebrating the cultural diversity and common humanity shared by San Franciscans with all the world’s people.
		12/18/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

48.	002223	[Commendation]	Supervisors Ammiano, Becerril, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Teng, Yaki, Yee
		Resolution commending and honoring Sue Bierman for her distinguished service as Supervisor of the City and County of San Francisco.
		12/20/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

49.	002224	[Commendation]	Supervisors Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Leno, Newsom, Teng, Yaki, Yee
		Resolution commending and honoring Barbara Kaufman for her distinguished service as Supervisor of the City and County of San Francisco.
		12/20/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

50.	002225	[Commendation]	Supervisors Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Teng, Yaki, Yee
		Resolution commending and honoring Leslie Katz for her distinguished service as Supervisor of the City and County of San Francisco.
		12/20/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

51.	002226	[Commendation]	Supervisors Ammiano, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Teng, Yaki, Yee
		Resolution commending and honoring Alicia Becerril for her distinguished service as Supervisor of the City and County of San Francisco.
		12/20/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

52.	002227	[Commendation]	Supervisors Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Yaki, Yee
		Resolution commending and honoring Mabel Teng for her distinguished service as Supervisor of the City and County of San Francisco.
		12/20/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

53.	002228	[Commendation]	Supervisors Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Teng, Newsom, Yee
		Resolution commending and honoring Michael Yaki for his distinguished service as Supervisor of the City and County of San Francisco.
		12/20/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

54.	002229	[Commendation]
		Resolution commending and honoring Amos Brown for his distinguished service as Supervisor of the City and County of San Francisco.
		12/20/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

55.	002211	[Schedule of Management Audits]	Supervisor Yee
		Motion amending proposed schedule of management audits to be conducted of programs of City and County Departments by the Budget Analyst.
		12/18/2000, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
		Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

56.	002212	[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.
		12/18/2000, 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:_________________________________________

57.	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 December 14 through noon on December 20, for reference by President to appropriate committee on January 2, 2001.

	002218	[South of Market General Advertising Sign Amendment]
		Ordinance amending Part II, Chapter II, of the San Francisco Municipal Code ("Planning Code") by amending Sections 607.2, 803.3 and 803.4 to clarify that general advertising signs are prohibited in the South of Market Zoning Districts, except in the South of Market General Advertising Special Sign District. (Planning Department)
		(Certificate of Determination of Exemption/Exclusion from Environmental Review dated November 30, 2000, Case No. 1999.771ET; Planning Commission Resolution No. l6047 adopted December 7, 2000 amending the Planning Code and recommending approval of the proposed amendment.)
		12/21/2000, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Transportation and Land Use Committee, expires on 2/1/2001.

	PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
		Proposed resolutions received from December 14 through noon on December 20, for reference by President to appropriate committee on January 2, 2001.

	002182	[Sale of Flower Market Permit, Corner of 16th and Market Streets]
		Resolution approving the assignment or sale of the flower market permit identified as "The Upper Market Street Flower Market located on the north sidewalk of Sixteenth Street within 100 feet south of the southerly line of Market Street" to a qualified permit applicant pursuant to Article 5 Section 161(h) of the Public Works Code. (Public Works Department)
		12/15/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Transportation and Land Use Committee.

	002213	[Federal grant funds for strategic planning to reduce community and youth violence in Bayview Hunters Point and the Mission Districts]
		Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Promotion and Prevention, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $195,900 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the Community Youth Mental Health Promotion project and to enter into an agreement which includes a rights in data clause for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Public Health Department)
		12/20/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee. Department requests this item be calendared at the January 11, 2001meeting.

	002214	[Federal grant for a mobile methadone program]
		Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, Community Substance Abuse Services, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $235,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) for the mobile methadone maintenance program and to enter into an agreement which includes a rights in data clause for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Public Health Department)
		12/20/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee.

	002215	[Federal grant to reduce indoor environmental triggers for asthma]
		Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health and Safety Services, Environmental Health Services, to accept and expend grant funds of $98,399 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Healthy Homes for Healthy Airways program. (Public Health Department)
		12/20/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee.

	002216	[Federal grant for a residential substance abuse program for pregnant and postpartum women]
		Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, Community Substance Abuse Services, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $800,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) to expand the number of residential beds available to pregnant and postpartum women and to enter into an agreement which includes a rights in data clause for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Public Health Department)
		12/20/2000, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee.

	002230	[Petitions and Communications]
		Petitions and communications received from December 14 through noon on December 20, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk on January 2, 2001. From State Board of Equalization, regarding proposed revision of local property tax rules, including the review/revision process. Copy: Assessment Appeals Board (1) From League of California Cities, submitting notice of general membership meeting, Thursday, January 11, 2001, 6:00 p.m., at 2960 Shoreline Boulevard.Copy: Each Supervisor (2) From Catherine Carroll, submitting opposition to proposal by the Public Utilities Commission to create a quarry in the Sunol Valley in Alameda County.File 001834,Copy: Each Supervisor,2 Letters (3) From Department of Human Services, submitting report on initiatives that CalWORKS Oversight Committee is working on, including a statistical report. (4) From Public Utilities Commission, regarding second past due notice and appeal procedure for the removal of street trees.(Reference No. 200001010-005) (5) From University of California, submitting support for supplemental appropriation ($1,532,400), from reserve-designated for one time expenditures to fund the cost of medical and laboratory equipment to the San Francisco General Hospital for fiscal year 2000-01.File 00-2068,Copy: Each Supervisor (6) From Therese Koller, regarding Mayor Willie L. Brown.(7) From Office of the Controller, submitting concession audit report for Wilsons The Leather Experts. (8) From Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, regarding proposed steps taken by Department of Telecommunications and Information Services to bridge the gap between information have and have-nots.File 000360, Public Utilities and Deregulation Committee, Copy: Each Supervisor (9) From Veterans Affairs Commission, submitting request to be notified of the present status as well as when the 91st Division flag and glass case will be returned to City Hall.Copy: Each Supervisor (10) From Don Lau, submitting support for posting the Noise Ordinance on the City and County’s website. (11) From Catherine Tripp, submitting opposition to the proposed legislation that would mandate that property owners replace existing non low-flow toilets with ultra low-flow toilets. (12) From Police Department, submitting request for release of reserved funds ($4.3 million dollars) in the remainder of its General Fund appropriation for fiscal year 2000/2001.Copy: Finance and Labor Committee members and clerk (13) From Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, submitting support for the appointment of Barbara Kaufman as member of the Board of Directors of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District.Copy: Rules Committee, Each Supervisor (14) From various signators, submitting Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests: (15) Marti Paschal Lillian Hare Julian Low From Police Department, regarding the investigation of a gang-related assault of three MUNI riders on the #14 Mission line, October 30, 2000 at approximately 7:00 PM. (Reference No. 20001106-003) (16) From Violet Weed, regarding an article in the SF Independent paper (Dec 12, 2000) regarding proposed capital improvement pass through and resultant rent increase to tenants at the Park Merced Apartments. (17) From Ron Daley, submitting comments about receiving an updated "Complaint Reinspection Fee Due" notice from the Department of Public Health. (18) From Airport Community Roundtable News, submitting notice that Mary Griffin Chairperson of the Airport Community Roundtable News ended her tenure as the fourth chairperson in the nearly 20-year-old organization’s history.(19) From Redevelopment Agency, regarding the India Basin Redevelopment Plan Amendment.File 002092,Copy: Each Supervisor (20) From Gordon & Rees, LLP, regarding signatures of neighbors within 300 foot radius of the Bed and Breakfast Inn at 2, 4 and 5 Charlton Court. Files 001586, 001587, 001588, 001589 (21) From AT&T, regarding the assessment of franchise fees on revenue derived from the provision of cable modem service (currently AT&T @Home). (22) From Department of Public Works, submitting notice that appellants’ signatures with respect to the Bed and Breakfast Inn at 2, 4 and 5 Charlton Court represent owners of less than 20% of the area involved and are therefore insufficient for appeal. Files 001586, 001587, 001588, 001589 (23) From Lloyd Schloegel, submitting comments on the proposed plan to re-build the DeYoung Museum. (24)

	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, CA94102. 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. Cell phones and pagers are not allowed in the room during a meeting. Results of each Board meeting can be obtained about a half hour after the end of the meeting by telephoning (415) 554-5555. Requests for language 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 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) 554-5784 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