Petitions and Communications
received from December 13 through noon on December 19, for reference
by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered
filed by the Clerk on January 7, 2002.
From Office of the Controller, Audits Division, submitting report concerning
the performance audit of the Department of Administrative Services’
Real Estate Division. (1)
From Douglas Loranger, filing notice of appeal for 2801-2825 California
Street from action of City Planning Commission. (2)
From Patrick Wm. Connally, submitting an open letter to the California
Legislature on Funding, Freedom and Community Living for people of all
ages and types of disabilities. (3)
From Department of Public Works, submitting notice that dust masks are
issued to employees for comfort at locations and work sites where conditions
require them. (Reference No. 20011029-012) Copy: Supervisor Yee (4)
From Department of Building Inspection, submitting five cellular antenna
permit applications filed for the following addresses: 185 Berry Street
(2 permits filed), 488 Bryant Street, 1435 San Bruno Avenue, 2700 45th
Avenue. (Reference No. 20000403-002) Copy: Supervisor Yee (5)
From Office of the Treasurer, submitting correspondence and attachments
showing the investment activity (for fiscal year to date) of the portfolios
under management. (6)
From John Cailleau, commenting on various homeless issues. (7)
From Grants for the Arts, submitting general funding allocations for
fiscal year 2001/02. (Reference No. 20011203-001) Copy: Supervisor Daly
(8)
From concerned citizens, submitting support for the elimination of motorcycle
tolls on the Golden Gate Bridge. 7 Letters (9)
From Quinn Cooper, commenting on the increase in litter and graffiti
in San Francisco. 5 Letters (10)
From Office of the Controller, submitting data related to vacant positions
in City departments. (Reference No. 20011113-006) Copy: Supervisor Hall
(11)
From Building Inspection Commission, regarding proposed legislation
banning the installation of non-approved wood-burning fireplaces and
similar devices in new and remodeled buildings and by prohibiting the
use of certain fuels in a wood-burning appliance. File 001945, Copy:
Supervisor Daly (12)
From The Juana Briones Heritage Foundation, submitting support for placing
the Statues of Carlos III and Juan Bautista de Anza on Dolores Street
near Mission Dolores Church. File 011225 (13)
From Real Estate Division, submitting report on whether the City, as
a significant user of local real estate, is in a position to work with
landlords, properly owners and City departments to negotiate and/or
renegotiate deals that are reflective of current market conditions.
(Reference No. 20011113-009) Copy: Supervisor Leno (14)
From Office of the City Attorney, regarding the steps San Francisco
must follow to finalize the results of the November 2001 election. File
012219, Copy: Each Supervisor (15)
From Redevelopment Agency, submitting annual reports for Yerba Buena
Center for the Arts, (1999/2000, 2000/2001) as well as the draft of
next season’s narrative, which will accompany their budget for fiscal
year 2002/2003. (16)
From the Arts Commission, submitting the following documents: The Macdougall
assessment on ArtHouse and the Controller’s financial reports of the
cultural centers, the responses by the cultural center directors to
the recommendations in those reports, and the follow-up reports by the
Controller on the status of the original recommendations. (Reference
No. 20011203-002) Copy: Supervisor Daly (17)
From Cynthia Travis, submitting opposition to the FCC’s decision to
allow NBC to change its San Francisco affiliate from KRON (Channel 4)
to KNTV (Channel 11) as of January 2002. (18)
From Jerry Darrow, regarding issuance of building permits in San Francisco.
File 011112 (19)
From California State Association of Counties, submitting copy of the
2001 California State Association of Counties Annual Report (20)
From California State Association of Counties, submitting copy of the
2001 Challenge Awards Directory for the California State Association
of Counties. (21)
From Office of the Treasurer, submitting the Cash Difference and Overage
Funds report for the period ending November 30, 2001. (22)
From Adult Probation Department, submitting status report regarding
audit recommendations from the Controller’s Office on the Adult Probation
Department. Copy: Supervisors Daly, McGoldrick (23)
From Department of Public Works, regarding the costs associated with
the retrieval and storage of shopping carts. (Reference No. 20011029-003)
Copy: Supervisor Gonzalez (24)
From Public Utilities Commission, submitting summary of the activities
to date involving the San Francisco Water Alliance. File 012159 Copy:
Supervisors Leno, Maxwell, Peskin, File 012159 (25)
From Office of the City Attorney, submitting copy of letter sent to
U.S. Senator Boxer requesting further support of San Francisco and its
ratepayers in the chapter 11 bankruptcy case of Pacific Gas and Electric
Company. Copy: Each Supervisor (26)
From Planning Commission, submitting findings relating to the approval
of a Conditional Use on the property at 2801-2825 California Street,
to mount a total of three panel antennas on the roof and install a non-occupied
telephone equipment room on the basement level of a three-story over
basement mixed-use building as part of Sprint PC’s wireless telecommunications
network in general conformity with plans (dated November 14, 2000) filed
with the Application and labeled "Exhibit B" within an NC-2 (Small-Scale
Neighborhood Commercial) Zoning District, and a 40-X Height and Bulk
District. (27)
From James Chaffee, commenting on a recent book by Nicholas Basbanes
that devotes one of its chapters to a description of the scandal of
the New Main Library from the point of view of people who respect books
and libraries. (28)
From US Army Corps of Engineers, submitting public notice regarding
proposed modification to the existing individual permit for the Windsor
Creek project, a 64 unit single family detached residential development
adjacent to Windsor and East Windsor creeks located between U.S. Highway
101 and the Northwestern Pacific Railroad in Windsor, Sonoma County,
California. (29)
From Department of Public Works, submitting decision affirming the approval
of Tentative/Parcel Map for 4815 Mission Street, a 4 unit new mixed
use condominium project. (30)
From David Stupplebeen, regarding report on KCBS.com concerning the
usage of MUNI buses for transportation during the Winter Olympic Games
in Salt Lake City. File 011999 (31)
From S.F. Unified School District, submitting notice that the Board
of Education will be voting in January 2002 to approve funding for concrete
sidewalk repairs and asphalt patching on San Francisco Streets. (Reference
No. 20022205-003) (32)
From Citizens for the Betterment of Parks and Recreation, Northern California
Office, requesting that Elizabeth Goldstein, General Manager of the
Recreation and Park Department be replaced for various reasons. (33)
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