Petitions and Communications
received from May 17 through noon on May 23, for reference by the President
to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk
on May 29, 2001.
From Administrative Services, submitting list of Special Assistants in Department.
(Reference No. 20010409-010)Copy: Supervisor Peskin (1)
From Department of Human Resources, submitting list of Special Assistants
in Department.(Reference No. 20010409-031) Copy: Supervisor Peskin (2)
From Department of Public Health, submitting copy of the underground storage
tank unauthorized release (leak) contamination site report. (3)
From Purchasing Department, regarding requested performance audit within
the past ten years. Copy: Supervisor McGoldrick (4)
From Purchasing Department, regarding labor standards, prevailing wages
and San Francisco job sites.(Reference No. 20010226-125)Copy: Supervisor
Daly (5)
From Small Business Commission, regarding the Health Care Accountability
Ordinance.File 010848Copy: Rules Committee (6)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to proposed legislation to
end Tenancies in Common.File 01226Copy: Each Supervisor,27 Letters (7)
From Department of Children, Youth and their Families, submitting a district
by district breakdown of the Children’s Fund expenditures for fiscal year
2000/01.(Reference No. 20010416-012)Copy: Supervisors Daly, Newsom, Sandoval,
Yee (8)
From Office of the Mayor, regarding the San Francisco Courthouse and the
25 Van Ness Avenue Project. (9)
From Office of the Legislative Analyst, submitting report regarding Business
Tax Relief for Energy Conservation.File 010349,Copy: Each Supervisor (10)
From Department of Administrative Services, regarding the method in which
residential units are allocated ’Fantastic 3’ containers of certain sizes
and types and the process to readjust the size and type of these containers.
(11)
From Erik, supporting tax relief for bars that have glass walls separating
smokers from non-smokers.(12)
From Raymond Wong, submitting schedule of events for Memorial Day, May 28,
2001 at the San Francisco Presidio, starting at 10:30 a.m. (13)
From Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector, submitting list of Special
Assistants in Department.(Reference No. 20010409-027)Copy: Supervisor Peskin(14)
From State Department of Occupational Safety and Health Program Office,
submitting three Cal/OSHA inspection reports for the building at 1235 Mission
Street.(Reference No. 20010409-005)Copy: Supervisors Hall, Newsom (15)
From U.S. Department of Justice, submitting report entitled "Citizen Review
of Police: Approaches and Implementation", dated March 2001.Copy: Each Supervisor
(16)
From Office of the City Attorney, submitting signed copy of the proposed
Livable Streets Fund Charter amendment.(Reference No. 200105-010)Copy: Supervisor
Leno (17)
From Recreation and Park Department, submitting list of Special Assistants
in Department.(Reference No. 20010409-030)Copy: Supervisor Peskin (18)
From Metropolitan Transportation Commission, submitting annual report for
year 2000. (19)
From Department of Public Health, submitting information on the proposed
ordinance regarding the City’s position on the siting of the Mirant Expansion
at the existing Potrero Power Plant Site.File 010886 (20)
From Michael Strausz and Company, Inc., submitting report entitled "The
Potrero Power Plant Expansion & The Redevelopment of the Central Waterfront"
in San Francisco.File 010886Copy: Each Supervisor (21)
From Erin Olson, filing notice of appeal for 501-503 Laguna Street from
action of City Planning Commission.Hearing date June 11, 2001 at 3:00 p.m.File
010977 (22)
From Planning Department, regarding the proposed $200 million in General
Obligation Bonds to finance development of housing affordable to low-income
households in the City and County of San Francisco; and down payment assistance
to low and moderate income first time home buyers.File 010839Copy: Each
Supervisor (23)
From Mae Starr, regarding sidewalk parking in San Francisco. (24)
From Maryellen Mullin, submitting opposition to the proposed closure of
the Golden Gate Park Stables at the end of September 2001.(25)
From Joseph Gilmartin, submitting request for exchange of a Type 40 liquor
license to a Type 48 liquor license for the "Black Horse London Deli" at
1514 Union Street.Copy: Economic Vitality, Small Business & Social Policy
Committee (26)
From Department of Parking and Traffic, submitting a progress report on
the implementation of all-red signal intervals at signalized intersections
in San Francisco, pursuant to Section 48.1 of the Traffic Code. (27)
From State Fish and Game Commission, submitting notice that the proposed
2001/02 Commercial Herring Fishing Regulations will be available for public
review at the Fish and Game Commission office commenting June 18, 2001.
(28)
From Muni, submitting request for waiver of the requirements of Chapter
12B of the Administrative Code for Lab One (drug and alcohol testing) to
provide lab services from June 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002. (29)
From Department of Building Inspection, regarding residential hotel rooms
in San Francisco.(Reference No. 20010326-008)Copy: Supervisor Daly (30)
From San Francisco Refuse Collection and Disposal Rate Board, submitting
notice of Rate Board hearings, to discuss an increase in residential refuse
collection and disposal rates on May 24, 25 in Room 400 at City Hall and
May 29, 30 in Room 416 at City Hall. (31)
From Gloria Young, Executive Officer, Local Agency Formation Commission,
submitting request for release of reserved funds of $604,250 to provide
funds for the Sphere of Influence Study, legal support, attendance at conferences,
and telecasting of SF LAFCO meetings. Copy: Finance Committee, City Attorney
(32)
From Department of Public Health, regarding meeting with Supervisor Maxwell
to address the serious health and environmental issues affecting the Bayview/Hunters
Point neighborhood.Copy: Each Supervisor (33)
From Frederick Hobson, regarding ownership of the registered name "The Alliance
for a Better District 6". (34)
From Department of Parking and Traffic, regarding the status of the Polk
Street Bike Lane Study. (Reference No. 20010402-008)Copy: Supervisor Newsom
(35)
From Department of Parking and Traffic, regarding how the Department patrols
permit parking for construction to ensure that the contractors do not manipulate
time/date of certain permits by hand to extend the date.(Reference No. 20010220-004)Copy:
Supervisor Newsom(36)
From Department of Parking and Traffic, regarding an evaluation of the cost
of allowing electrically-powered cars to park for free at all paid parking
spaces in San Francisco. (Reference No. 20010423-003)Copy: Supervisor Leno
(37)
From Department of Parking and Traffic, regarding the use of Special Assistants
in the department.(Reference No. 20010409-029)Copy: Supervisor Peskin (38)
From Office of the City Attorney, submitting a substitute draft of the proposed
Livable Streets Fund charter amendment.(Reference No. 20010514-010)Copy:
Supervisor Leno (39)
From Department of Public Works, submitting notice that appellants’ signatures
with respect to 3620 - 19th Street represent owners of more than 20% of
the area involved and are therefore sufficient for appeal.File 010875 (40)
From Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, submitting
copy of letter sent to Ms. Sheppard regarding the selection process for
the 1368 Special Assistant position in the Department of Telecommunications
and Information Services.(41)
From Bureau of Land Management in California, submitting newsletter with
news.bytes of the Bureau of Land Management in California, dated May 22,
2001.(42)
From Michael Moberg, submitting letter entitled "The Terminal Condition
for America", dated May 22, 2001.(43)
From concerned citizens, commenting on the Board of Supervisors health insurance
mandate for city contractors.File 010848,2 Letters (44)
From concerned ctiizens, submitting support to ban fur sales in San Francisco.
2 Letters(45)
From Debra Walker, submitting second copy of an immediate disclosure request
to the Department of Elections for public records.Copy: Each Supervisor
(46)
From Office of the City Attorney, submitting confirmation that Secretary
of State Bill Jones and Attorney General Bill Lockyer have undertaken a
joint investigation into the allegations of irregularities in the Department
of Elections.File 010973,Copy: Each Supervisor (47)
From Scott Mattoon, submitting support for a parking ticket amnesty program.
(48)
From San Francisco International Airport, regarding a proposal by El Paso
Merchant Energy Company to construct a power plant on Airport land leased
to United Airlines. (Reference No. 20010430-004)Copy: Supervisor Maxwell
(49)
From Adam Coble, submitting request for back funds of $50,000 for CHALK
(Children in Harmony Advocating for Learning and Kids).Copy: Supervisor
Ammiano (50)
From Department of Building Inspection, submitting eight cellular antenna
permit applications filed for the following addresses: 4260Mission Street,
201 Third Street, 2240 McKinnon Avenue, 2260 McKinnon Avenue, 1201 Howard
Street, 2000 Van Ness Avenue, 333 Bush Street, 1060-1068 Hyde Street. (Reference
No. 2000403-002)Copy: Supervisor Yee (51)
From Clerk of the Board, submitting copy of the Health Care Accountability
Ordinance to the Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation.File
010848 (52)
From US Army Corps of Engineers, submitting public notice regarding construction
of a 56,400 square foot supermarket, including associated automobile parking
lots, unloading docks, and landscaping features west of the intersection
of Piner and Marlow Roads, Santa Rosa, California, dated May 18, 2001. (53)
From Tommie Collins, submitting support for continued funding of RADCo (Rental
Assistance Component of the Eviction Defense Collaborative), a citywide
organization assisting tenants who are facing possible eviction and homelessness.
(54)
From Nancy Drew Fenton, submitting support for solar power as an alternative
to power plants in San Francisco.File 010545 (55)
From Thomas Vracko, submitting notice of the "Greater San Francisco Bay
Area Alzheimer’s Association Annual Memory Walk Benefit" on October 6, 2001
at Treasurer Island at 9:30 a.m. (56)
From Municipal Railway, submitting report entitled "Short Range Transit
Plan" for fiscal years 2002 through 2021, dated May 2001. (57)
From Commission on the Aging, submitting copy of fiscal year 2001/02 Infrastructure
Funding by ten neighborhood senior central districts.File 010829 (58) |