Petitions and communications
received from March 8 through noon on March 14, for reference by the President
to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the
Clerk on March 19, 2001.
From various City departments, submitting proposed annual budget for 2001/02.
Copy: Supervisor McGoldrick (1)
Redevelopment Agency (Reference No. 20010226-051)
Fine Arts Museums (Reference No. 2001-0226-0053)
Civil Service Commission (Reference No. 20010226-028)
Ethics Commission (Reference No. 20010226-006)
War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (Reference No. 20010226-052)
Chief Medical Examiner (Reference No. 20010226-038)
Animal Care and Control Department (Reference No. 20010227-057)
Police Department (Reference No. 20010226-011)
Office of the City Administrator (Reference No. 20010226-046)
Real Estate (Reference No. 20010226-047)
Adult Probation Department (Reference No. 20010226-025)
Department of Public Works (Reference No. 20010226-050)
From Senate Rules Committee, submitting appointment of Leon M. Lesicka
of Brawley as member of the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Colorado
River Basin, for term ending September 18, 2002. (2)
From various City departments, regarding performance audits in the past
ten years. Copy: Supervisor McGoldrick (3)
Department of Administrative Services (Reference No. 20010226-096)
Department of the Environment (Reference No. 20010226-085)
Ethics Commission (Reference No. 20010226-065)
Animal Care and Control Department (Reference No. 20010226-116)
Civil Service Commission (Reference No. 20010226-087)
Real Estate (Reference No. 20010226-106)
Department of Consumer Assurance (Reference No. 20010226-115)
Office of the City Administrator (Reference No. 20010226-105)
From various City departments, regarding whether City departments intend
to bring any items before the Finance Committee for retroactive approval.
Copy: Supervisor Leno (4)
Port (Reference No. 20010226-152)
War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (Reference No. 20010226-183)
Civil Service Commission (Reference 20010226-159)
Chief Medical Examiner (Reference No. 20010226-169)
Animal Care and Control Department (Reference No. 20010226-188)
Office of the Controller (Reference No. 20010226-155)
From Lee Ann Monfredini, submitting support for full funding of the Women’s
Community Clinic in the upcoming budget process. Copy: Each Supervisor
(5)
From Beneficiary Committee, San Francisco Health Authority, regarding
the termination of Jovita Juanillo, as Director of Operations for the
City Health Plan. (6)
From Mayor’s Budget Office, Office of the Controller, Board of Supervisors
Budget Analyst, submitting report projecting revenues and expenditures
for fiscal years 2001/02 through 2003/04. (7)
Judith Loveless, submitting opposition to proposed legislation regarding
Tenancies In Common (TICs). File 010226 (8)
From Animal Control and Welfare Commission, regarding various issues:
Submitting support for legislation to establish a special prosecutor/unit
at the District Attorney’s Office for the prosecution of crimes against
animals (Supervisor Ammiano);
Urging the Board of Supervisors to increase funding for the Department
of Animal Care and Control in its next budget.(Supervisor Leno) (2 Letters);
Submitting support for an ordinance regulating the removal of trees from
City owned property, and including prohibition on the removal of trees
on privately or commercially owned property when a nuisance abatement
order has been issued by any City department for any cause, and including
an escape clause where an immediate threat to life or limb is evident
(Supervisor Maxwell). 4 Letters (9)
Number not used. (10)
From John Cailleau, commenting on Supervisor Daly’s voting record. Copy:
Each Supervisor (11)
From Robert Greco, regarding the lack of parking on Amazon and London
Streets near the Balboa BART station. (12)
From U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, regarding meeting to review the Dredged
Material Management Office Annual Report for 2000. (13)
From Department of Building Inspection, submitting list of Administrative
Bulletins currently under final review at the Department of Building Inspection.
(14)
From San Francisco Housing Authority, submitting two documents entitled:
HOPE VI Reconstruction Program and the HOPE VI Reporter, regarding data
and information on how the Housing Authority has transformed and is transforming,
since its release from HUD control in 1997. Copy: Each Supervisor (15)
From Department of Parking and Traffic, regarding installation of an all-way
Stop at 9th and Division Streets and San Bruno Avenue. (16)
From Unique Management Services, Inc., submitting information about their
company as a material recovery service. File 002067, Copy: Each Supervisor
(17)
From Public Library, submitting document entitled: Collection Agency Information".
File 002067 (18)
From Public Library, submitting contract between the City and County of
San Francisco and Unique Management Services regarding library fines and
fees. File 002067 (19)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to the City Library contracting
out the retrieval of overdue materials to a collection agency. File 002067,
Copy: Each Supervisor, 4 Letters (20)
From Office of the Controller, regarding supplemental appropriation to
increase the services of the Budget Analyst for fiscal year 2000/01. File
010273, Copy: Supervisor Ammiano (21)
From Department of Public Health, regarding the conditions of San Francisco’s
emergency departments with respect to overcrowding and diversion. (Reference
No. 20010205-006), Copy: Supervisor Newsom
From Fire Department, submitting request for release of reserved funds
($750,000) for retirement payouts. Copy: Supervisors Leno, Peskin, Gonzalez,
Budget Analyst (23)
From Timothy Brace, submitting opposition to proposed legislation to increase
parking fines. (24)
From Erik Beckjord, opposing parking in the "driveway" and parallel parking
on the sidewalk. (25)
From Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, regarding
the feasibility of establishing a program to broadcast the names of large
landlords and information related to their unabated code violations on
the City’s government channel. Copy: Supervisor Ammiano (26)
From Police Department, submitting report regarding the murder investigation
of Vincent Hubbard at 390 Turk Street on January 31, 2001. Copy: Supervisor
Daly (27)
From Third Street Light Rail Project, Muni Construction, submitting project
update bulletin dated March 2001. (28)
From concerned citizens, regarding the nomination of Elaine Chao as United
States Secretary of Labor. File 010184, 3 Letters (29)
From Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, regarding
establishing a section on the Small Business Commission’s web page containing
hyperlinks to vendors who provide services to non-profits and small business.
File 002079 (30)
From Bob Coleman, regarding the efforts to preserve the western part of
San Francisco’s Ferry Park (north of Embarcadero Center Three) from being
destroyed by the planned extension of Davis Street. File 010305, Copy:
Each Supervisor (31)
From John Bardis, regarding supplemental appropriation for $25,400,000
for Hetch Hetchy’s power purchase. File 010208, Copy: Supervisor Ammiano
(32)
From Office of the Controller, regarding supplemental appropriation in
the amount of two million dollars for senior services. (Reference No.
20010116-002) File 010370 (33)
From Building Inspection Commission, regarding the feasibility of establishing
a program to broadcast the names of large landlords and information related
to their unabated code violations on the City’s government channel. (Reference
No. 20010205-013) Copy: Supervisor Ammiano (34)
From Office of the Controller, regarding the current balance of the General
Fund Reserve account and requests for supplemental appropriations approved
by the Board in the past three fiscal years. (Reference No. 20010305-008)
Copy: Supervisor Leno (35)
From Eula Walters, regarding resolution to delay construction relating
to opening of Davis Street until March 26, 2001 to explore and pursue
alternate options that will allow traffic flow commensurate to opening
of Davis Street. File 010305 (36)
From Clerk of the Board, regarding letter to AT&T/TCI inquiring why there
is an observed rate disparity between different neighborhoods. (Reference
No. 20010305-002) (37)
From Public Library, regarding an article published in the New York Times
(March 7, 2001) regarding the changing roles and services of public libraries.
Copy: Each Supervisor (38)
From Public Library, submitting resolution requesting the American Library
Association (ALA) to make alternative arrangements for its meetings, events
and lodging that are currently scheduled for the San Francisco Marriott
Hotel for its annual conference to be held in June 2001, because there
is still no labor agreement in place with Local 2. Copy: Each Supervisor
(39)
From Bay Area Quality Management District, submitting newsletter for winter
2001. (40)
From State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, regarding the Board
of Supervisors’ resolution for the Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention
Act of 2000. File 001062 (41)
From Ron Meunier, submitting his opposition to the new Business/Payroll
Tax Ordinance. (42)
From George Putris, commenting on Ron Meunier’s letter regarding the new
Business/Payroll Tax Ordinance. (43)
From SPCA, submitting support for Sheri Franklin as member of the Animal
Welfare Commission of San Francisco. (44)
From Office of the Controller, regarding overtime pay over the past ten
years, in dollar amount as well as percentage, over budget for Fire, Police,
and Sheriff’s departments. (45)
From various signators, submitting Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests:
(46)
Donna Hall
Clarice Duma
From Office of the Legislative Analyst, submitting report regarding the
community courts model and feasibility of implementation in San Francisco.
File 002089 (47)
From Peter Warfield, submitting opposition to the proposed legislation
regarding the Library Commission contracting out the retrieval of overdue
materials to a collection agency; and suggesting Supervisor Yee’s amnesty
and improved library policies and efforts go forward and the results should
be evaluated before any additional steps are considered, especially one
as drastic as the use of a collection agency. File 002067, Copy: Each
Supervisor (48)
From Lucy Nelson, submitting opposition to live animal markets in San
Francisco. (49)
From concerned citizens, regarding the dangerous stop sign on Embarcadero
at Battery Street. 2 letters (50)
From concerned citizens, regarding the energy crisis in California. Copy:
Each Supervisor, 2 Letters (51)
From Barbara Boice, commenting on several issues: drug reform, the high
school shooting at Santee, California. (52)
From Michael Kushner, requesting a response from the Board of Supervisors
regarding "Visions and Predictions for 2005". Copy: Each Supervisor (53)
From James Ludwig, regarding traffic problems on the "Lombard Crooked
Street Only Exit" on weekends and holidays, particularly in the summer
months. (54)
From Frederick Hobson, commenting on the alleged misinformation and misrepresentation
of him from Michael Nulty on last week’s agenda communication page. (55)
From the Alliance for a Better District 6, submitting notice that Michael
Nulty is no longer an officer, member, or in any other manner associated
with The Alliance For a Better District 6. (56)
MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS
Commission on the Aging
Vera Haile
Clarence Brown
Raymond Del Portillo
Civil Service Commission
Johnnie Carter
Fire Commission
Paul Conroy
Carlota Del Portillo
Human Services Commission
June Keller
Brian Gaines
Immigrant Rights Commission
Diana Lau
Juvenile Probation Commission
Dammone Hale
Jacqueline Lingad Ricci
Library Commission
Lonnie Chin
Carol Steiman
Parking and Traffic Commission
Rev. James McCray
Steven Jin Lee
Cesar Ascarrunz
Police Commission
Wayne Friday
Southeast Community Facility Commission
Atiliai Tofaeono
Malik Looper
Taxi Commission
Mary McGuire
Richard Weiner
Veteran’s Affairs Commission
James Lineberger
Veronika Cauley
War Memorial Board of Trustees
Wilkes Bashford |