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November 13, 2007

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
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
2:00 PM

Regular Meeting


AARON PESKIN, PRESIDENT
MICHELA ALIOTO-PIER, TOM AMMIANO, CARMEN CHU, CHRIS DALY, BEVAN DUFTY, SEAN ELSBERND, SOPHIE MAXWELL, JAKE McGOLDRICK, ROSS MIRKARIMI, GERARDO SANDOVAL

Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board


ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the October 16, 2007 and October 23, 2007 Board 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.

SPECIAL ORDER 2:00 P.M. - Mayor's Appearance Before The Board

(This item will be read at the third regularly scheduled Board meeting of every month)

The following is a time dedicated for the Mayor to discuss with the Board of Supervisors issues pertaining to the governance of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board of Supervisors offers this time for dialogue on the third regularly scheduled Board meeting of every month pursuant to the will of the voters as expressed in Proposition I in November of 2006.

Should the Mayor fail to appear after five minutes of the item being called, the Clerk shall remove the item from the Board's agenda, and the item shall not be considered by the Board. Should the Mayor appear and the Board therefore consider this item, general public comment for this item will take place during public comment.


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 7

Recommendation of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee
Present: Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Chu, Maxwell

1. 071254 [Landmark Tree Designation of Coast Live Oak tree at 4124 - 23rd Street] Supervisor Dufty
Ordinance designating the Coast Live Oak tree at 4124 23rd Street (Assessor's Block 2803, Lot 3) as a landmark tree pursuant to Public Works Code Section 810, making findings supporting the designation, and requesting official acts in furtherance of the landmark tree designation. (Environment)
11/6/2007, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Sandoval, McGoldrick

2. 071343 [Street encroachment sensu sculpture as a gateway icon for Japantown on Webster Street] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Ordinance granting revocable permission to the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way for the installation of a sensu sculpture on the median of Webster Street between Geary Boulevard and Post Street in the Japantown neighborhood; waiving right-of-way occupancy assessment fees; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
11/6/2007, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

3. 071432 [Street encroachment on Linden Street between Gough Street and Octavia Boulevard] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Ordinance granting revocable permission to 300 Linden LLC to occupy the public right-of-way to construct street encroachment improvements on a portion of Linden Street, an unaccepted public right-of-way, between Gough and Octavia Boulevard, including new landscaping, raised stamped and colored asphalt paving, ADA approved detectable warning material, raised planters and granite curbstones for seating; waiving right-of-way occupancy assessment fees; and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
11/6/2007, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Ammiano, Elsbernd, Daly

4. 071290 [Filing of Mass Mailings Paid for with Independent Expenditures] Supervisor Daly
Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by amending Section 1.161 and repealing Section 1.162 to require persons making independent expenditures to pay for mass mailings that support or oppose candidates for City elective office to file those mailings and itemizations of costs with the Ethics Commission, and renumbering Section 1.162.5.
11/6/2007, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Present: Supervisors Ammiano, Elsbernd, Peskin

5. 071494 [Appointment - Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force]
Resolution appointing Jason Mark, Marya Stark and Patricia Gerber to the Peak Oil Preparedness Task Force, terms ending October 5, 2008.
Jason Mark, new appointment, seat 5, must represent the public at-large, for a one-year term ending October 5, 2008.
Marya Start, new appointment, seat 6, must represent the public at-large, for a one-year term ending October 5, 2008.
Patricia Gerber, new appointment, seat 7, must represent the public at-large, for a one-year term ending October 5, 2008.

Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

6. 071496 [Appointment - Local Homeless Coordinating Board]
Resolution appointing Laura Guzman, term ending October 21, 2009, to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board, residency requirement waived.
Laura Guzman (residency requirement waived), succeeding herself, term expired, seat 1, must be a member of the disabled community, for a two-year term ending October 21, 2009.

Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

7. 071497 [Appointment - Child Care Planning and Advisory Council]
Resolution appointing Natalie Brutto, term ending December 31, 2009, and Noushin Mofakham, term ending December 31, 2010, to the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council; residency requirement waived.
Natalie Brutto, succeeding herself, term expired, seat 5, must be a nominee of District 5 Supervisor selected from: parent advisory councils of public and private child care programs; associations of child care centers, family day care providers and Head Start; public interest organizations including but not limited to the Child Care Law Center; community organizations; the Bay Area Employer Work and Family Coalition; and members of labor organizations and local organizations that fall within the definition of "Community representative," for the unexpired portion of a three-year term ending December 31, 2009.
Noushin Mofakham (residency requirement waived), succeeding Chris Cleary, term expired, seat 6, must be a nominee of District 6 Supervisor selected from: parent advisory councils of public and private child care programs; associations of child care centers, family day care providers and Head Start; public interest organizations including but not limited to the Child Care Law Center; community organizations; the Bay Area Employer Work and Family Coalition; and members of labor organizations and local organizations that fall within the definition of "Community representative," for a new three-year term ending December 31, 2010.

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

From the Board

8. 071532 [Zoning - modifying the definition of liquor store to remove prohibitions on grocery stores and similar uses] Supervisor Alioto-Pier
Ordinance amending Planning Code Sections 790.55 to further define grocery stores.
11/6/2007, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendations from the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Ammiano, Elsbernd, Peskin

9. 070410 [San Francisco Bonding Program] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to add Article II thereto to create the San Francisco Bonding Program and to authorize the City to purchase bonds for employers who agree to hire hard-to-place employees.
10/30/2007, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
10/30/2007, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued as amended to November 13, 2007
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

Present: Supervisors Ammiano, Elsbernd, Daly

10. 070672 [Initiative Petition Circulator Identification Requirements] Supervisor Daly
Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code by adding Section 335 to require initiative, recall and referendum petition circulators to display a badge disclosing whether they are volunteer or paid circulators and requiring circulators to disclose the name(s) of the proponents of the petition upon request.
11/6/2007, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

11. 071003 [Consolidating the Public Campaign Financing Programs for Mayor and Board of Supervisors] Supervisors Daly, Peskin
Ordinance amending Sections 1.104, 1.108, 1.130, 1.134, 1.134.5, 1.136, 1.138, 1.140, 1.142, 1.144, 1.146, 1.148, 1.150, 1.152, 1.154, 1.156 and 1.170 and repealing Sections 1.138.5, 1.140.5 and 1.144.5 of the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to combine the separate partial public financing programs for candidates for the Board of Supervisors and candidates for Mayor into one partial public financing program and raising the expenditure ceiling for candidates for the Board of Supervisors to $140,000.
(No Economic Impact)
(Supervisor Elsbernd dissented in Committee)

11/6/2007, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. Supervisor Peskin added as a co-sponsor.
11/6/2007, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

12. 071090 [Regulation of False Political Telemarketing Through Persuasion Polls] Supervisors Daly, Ammiano, Mirkarimi
Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code by adding Section 1.160.5 to require that persons conducting or paying for telephonic persuasion polls must disclose information to call recipients during the telephone calls and must file disclosures with the San Francisco Ethics Commission.
(Supervisor Elsbernd dissented in Committee)

9/18/2007, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Daly submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title.
11/6/2007, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

13. 071369 [Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance Amendments] Supervisor Ammiano
Ordinance amending Sections 12U.2, 12U.3, and 12U.9 of the Administrative Code, and adding Section 12U.9.5, to (1) provide a system for awarding contracts to a bidder or proposer most substantially in compliance, but not in full compliance, with the Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance, when no bids or proposals are in full compliance, but only where such awards would not increase the cost of the contract by more than fifteen percent; and (2) make other changes in the Sweatfree Contracting Ordinance, including relaxing the ban on mandatory overtime; referencing retirement benefits in calculation of wages; and relaxing the requirement for contractors' providing information as to amounts to be paid to subcontractors by providing that amounts be reported within a monetary range rather than as an exact dollar figure.
11/6/2007, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
11/6/2007, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

NEW BUSINESS

Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Ammiano, Dufty

14. 071460 [Easement Modification and Relocation Agreement - University of California Parnassus Heights Campus]
Resolution approving and authorizing the execution and delivery of an Easement Modification and Relocation Agreement between The Regents of the University of California ("University") and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Public Utilities Commission (collectively referred to hereafter as the "City"), authorizing the City's acceptance of a Modified and Restated Grant of Easement and Agreement For Expanded Storage Tank Easement, the City's quitclaim of the Existing Storage Tank Easement to the University, the City's acceptance of a Grant of Easement and Agreement For New Pump Station Easement and the City's quitclaim of the Existing Pump Station Easement to the University following completion of the Project; adopting findings of consistency with the General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1; and adopting environmental findings. (Real Estate Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

15. 071465 [Directing the controller transfer funds that were previously budgeted for the Office of the Legislative Analyst to the Budget Analyst] Supervisors Sandoval, Mirkarimi, Peskin
Resolution directing the controller to transfer funds that were previously budgeted for the Office of the Legislative Analyst to the Budget Analyst for actuary services.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

16. 071466 [Funding Agreement for 2007 Spare the Air Campaign] Supervisor Ammiano
Resolution approving the Funding Agreement between the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the City and County of San Francisco for the 2007 Spare the Air/Free Transit campaign.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

17. 071437 [Appropriating $372,596 of Revenue from State Mandated Costs for Prisoner Boarding in the Sheriff's Department Retroactive to Fiscal Year 2006-07] Mayor
Ordinance appropriating $372,596 of Revenue from State Mandated Costs for Prisoner Boarding in the Sheriff's Department Retroactive to Fiscal Year 2006-07.
(Fiscal Impact.)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

Present: Supervisors Peskin, Dufty

18. 071438 [Mortgage Revenue Bonds - Mason Street Supportive Housing] Mayor
Resolution declaring the intent of the City and County of San Francisco (the "City") to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness; authorizing the Director of the Mayor's Office of Housing (the "Director") to submit an application and related documents to the California Debt Limit Allocations Committee ("CDLAC") to permit the issuance of qualified mortgage revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000 for Mason Street Supportive Housing; authorizing and directing the Director to direct the Controller's Office to hold in trust an amount not to exceed $100,000 in accordance with CDLAC procedures; authorizing the Director to certify to CDLAC that the City has on deposit the required amount; authorizing the Director to pay an amount equal to such deposit to the State of California if the City fails to issue the qualified mortgage revenue bonds; approving, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of mortgage revenue bonds by the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000; authorizing and directing the execution of any documents necessary to implement this Resolution; and ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the Project (as defined herein) and the Application (as defined herein).
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Present: Supervisors Peskin, Ammiano, Dufty

From the Budget and Finance Committee With Recommendation "Do Not Pass"

19. 071386 [Approving a contract with anticipated expenditures in excess of $10 million]
Resolution approving an Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and S & S Trucking (Contractor) for hauling biosolids (sludge) and grit estimated to exceed $10 million, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118(b). (Office of Contract Administration)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Recommendation of the Government and Audit Oversight Committee
Present: Supervisors Elsbernd, Alioto-Pier

20. 071136 [Recreation and Park Department - Camping, Sleeping] Mayor
Ordinance amending San Francisco Park Code Section 3.12 to prohibit cooking, and to prohibit modification of park landscape to create a shelter; and amending Section 3.13 to prohibit sleeping in any park from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Sandoval, McGoldrick

21. 070489 [Closing specified streets in Golden Gate Park on Saturdays] Supervisor McGoldrick
Ordinance amending Section 6.13 of the San Francisco Park Code to prohibit motor vehicle traffic on Saturdays in Golden Gate Park on John F. Kennedy Drive between Transverse Drive and the western side of Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive and Stow Lake Drive between Stow Lake Drive East and John F. Kennedy Drive from the first Saturday in April to the last Saturday in September; requesting development of an improvement plan for Middle Drive West between Transverse Drive and Metson Road; and making environmental findings.
10/30/2007, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor McGoldrick submitted a substitute ordinance bearing the same title.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

22. 070671 [Amending the Planning Code to Create the Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District and Making Related Zoning Map Amendments] Supervisor Ammiano
Ordinance amending San Francisco Planning Code Sections 249.5, 781.8, 781.9, 782, and 783 and adding Section 249.35 to the San Francisco Planning Code to create a noncontiguous Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District prohibiting new fringe financial services, as defined, with certain exceptions; amending San Francisco Planning Code Section 312 to require certain notice in Neighborhood Commercial Districts; amending San Francisco Planning Code Section 227 to add Fringe Financial Service Use to the Commercial District Zoning Control Table; amending San Francisco Planning Code Sections 702.4, 703.2 and 710 through 730 to add Fringe Financial Service Use to the Neighborhood Commercial District Zoning Control Tables; adding Section 790.111 and 890.113 to the San Francisco Planning Code to define a Fringe Financial Service Use; amending San Francisco Planning Code Sections 790.110, 790.112, 890.110, and 890.112 to require that use applications for Financial Services and Limited Financial Services include a copy of any state-issued license; amending San Francisco Planning Code Sections 803.2, 810, 811, and 812 to add Fringe Financial Service Use to the Chinatown Zoning Control Tables; amending San Francisco Planning Code Sections 814 through 818 to add Fringe Financial Service Use to certain Zoning Control Tables in the South of Market area; amending San Francisco Planning Code Section 827 to add Fringe Financial Service Use to the Rincon Hill Downtown Residential Mixed Use District Zoning Control Table; amending Zoning Maps Numbers SU01, SU02, SU06, SU07, SU08, and SU10 of Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to indicate the boundaries of the Fringe Financial Service Restricted Use District, and making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.
(5/23/07 - Economic Impact.)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

Recommendation of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Ammiano, Elsbernd, Peskin

23. 071056 [Centralization of Workforce Development Efforts Under the Department of Economic and Workforce Development] Supervisors Mirkarimi, Peskin, Ammiano, Maxwell
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding a new Chapter 30, Sections 30.1 through 30.8, to: 1) centralize the City's workforce development policy and oversight under the Department of Economic and Workforce Development (DEWD), or successor department; 2) require the Director of Economic and Workforce Development to manage all general fund expenditures on workforce development, create City-wide workforce development policy, develop a Funding Allocation Plan for workforce development funds and annually report on workforce development policies to the Board of Supervisors; 3) require City departments to enter into Memoranda of Understanding with DEWD as a condition of administering workforce development dollars; 4) require the Mayor to submit the names of prospective appointees to the Local Work Force Investment Board to the Board of Supervisors for approval or to appoint two members of the Board of Supervisors to the Local Workforce Investment Board; 5) create a community advisory committee to the Local Workforce Investment Board; and, 6) require that the Workforce Investment Act Local Plan be submitted for review and comment to the Board of Supervisors, and by amending Administrative Code Section 83.6 to place the administration of the First Source Hiring Program under the DEWD.
8/14/2007, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Mirkarimi submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M - Recognition of Commendations

SPECIAL ORDER 4:00 P.M.
APPEAL PROCEDURES

Board Rule 4.29 provides that public hearings on appeals shall be scheduled for 4pm. If more than one public hearing is scheduled, then the Clerk, in consultation with the President, may determine the order in which the appeals will be scheduled. Second and later appeals may be scheduled at specified times later than 4 pm. An appeal shall not be heard prior to its scheduled time on the calendar, and it may not be called until the Board's consideration of appeals scheduled earlier on the calendar is completed. It is the policy of the Clerk of the Board to schedule multiple appeals in the following order at 4pm:

1. Appeals where all parties have agreed to request a continuance or a tabling of the appeal.
2. Continued appeals from previous Board meetings (continued appeals will be listed in order
of those closest to deadlines for Board decision).
3. Appeals appearing on the calendar for the first time, in chronological order of receipt by
the Clerk.
4. Multiple appeals appearing on the calendar may be staggered at times specific, beginning
at 4pm.
5. Appeals involving participants who have ADA considerations may be set for specific times
beginning at 4pm.


24. 071265 [Public Hearing - Appeal of Categorical Exemption from Environmental Review for 2721 Pierce Street]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated April 19, 2007, Case No. 2006.1415D, (Building Permit Application No. 2006.07.03.5586) is exempt from environmental review under Categorical Exemption, [State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301 Class 1]. The proposal consists of adding two windows on the facade, removing a rear sun porch and adding a two-story rear addition at 2721 Pierce Street, Lot 006 in Assessor's Block 0560. (Appellants: Susan Brandt-Hawley on behalf of Judge Carlos Bea and Louise Bea)
(Filed August 31, 2007; Companion Files to 071266, 071267, 071268; District 2.)

10/2/2007, CONTINUED. The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board members. Continued to November 13, 2007
Action:___________________________

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in court, the Categorical Exemption from Environmental Review described above, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing.

(Only one of the following two motions should be approved.)

25. 071266 [Affirming the Categorical Exemption issued for 2721 Pierce Street]
Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 2721 Pierce Street Project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
10/2/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to November 13, 2007
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

26. 071267 [Disapproving the Categorical Exemption issued for 2721 Pierce Street]
Motion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 2721 Pierce Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
10/2/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to November 13, 2007
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

27. 071268 [Preparation of findings related to the 2721 Pierce Street Project]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the project at 2721 Pierce Street is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act.
10/2/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to November 13, 2007
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

SPECIAL ORDER 4:00 P.M.

28. 070910 [Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review for 3424 Jackson Street]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated May 31, 2007 (Case No. 2005.1134E), exempting from environmental review under Categorical Exemption Class 1, [State Guidelines, Section 15301(e)(1)]. The proposal would construct an addition of approximately 780 square feet (sq ft) of new space, room repartitions, removal of a rear fire escape, and addition of a new rear egress staircase and three decks to a 6,510-sq ft, 35-foot-high, four-story, single-family dwelling constructed circa 1921. The proposed alterations would result in a building approximately 7,289 sq ft and 35 feet high with enlarged ground, first, second, and third floors to the rear (about 487 sq ft of additional space), and enlarged fourth floor toward the front of the building (an expansion of 292 sq ft). The site is a rectangular 4,469-sq ft parcel (Assessor's Block 0971; Lot 003B). The project site, located in the Presidio Heights neighborhood is zoned RH-1 (Residential, House - One Family) and is within a 40-X height and bulk district.
(Appellant: Howard N. Ellman on behalf of Mr. and Mrs. Karkar)
(Filed June 14, 2007; companion measure to 070911, 070912, 070913; District 2.)
7/24/2007, CONTINUED. The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board Members. Continued to September 18, 2007
9/18/2007, CONTINUED. The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board members. Continued to October 2, 2007
10/2/2007, CONTINUED. The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board members. Continued to October 30, 2007.
10/30/2007, CONTINUED. The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board members. Continued to November 13, 2007
Action:___________________________

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in court, the Categorical Exemption from Environmental Review described above, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing.

(Only one of the following two motions should be approved)

29. 070911 [Affirming the Categorical Exemption issued for the 3424 Jackson Street project]
Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 3424 Jackson Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Clerk of the Board)
7/24/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to September 18, 2007
9/18/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to October 2, 2007
10/2/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to October 30, 2007
10/30/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to November 13, 2007
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

30. 070912 [Disapproving the Categorical Exemption issued for the 3424 Jackson Street project]
Motion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 3424 Jackson Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Clerk of the Board)
7/24/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to September 18, 2007
9/18/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to October 2, 2007
10/2/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to October 30, 2007
10/30/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to November 13, 2007
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

31. 070913 [Preparation of findings related to the 3424 Jackson Street project]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the project at 3424 Jackson Street is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Clerk of the Board)
7/24/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to September 18, 2007
9/18/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to October 2, 2007
10/2/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to October 30, 2007
10/30/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to November 13, 2007
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

SPECIAL ORDER 4:30 P.M.

32. 071319 [Public Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption from Environmental Review for 376 Eureka Street]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated May 2, 2007, Case No. 2005.0365E, exempting from environmental review under Categorical Exemption Class 1 [State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15301(a) and (e)]. The project would expand an existing one-story-plus attic, 1,056-square-foot single-family dwelling and minor alterations to an accessory rear one-story-plus-attic, 300-square-foot cottage on an approximately 3,250-square-foot lot. The proposed expansion consists of a two-story, approximately 24-foot-high, 22-foot-deep addition to the rear of the dwelling, which would add approximately 1,020 square feet of habitable area. In addition, the project includes raising the dwelling by 2 feet and constructing an approximately 800-square-foot below-grade garage and basement area increasing the building height from 16-1/2 feet to 18-1/2 feet. The existing front set back of 11-1/2 feet would not change. In addition, the proposal would alter an accessory rear one-story-plus-attic, 300-square foot cottage by removing a kitchen. The project site (Assessor's Block 2749, Lot 017) is within an RH-2 (Residential, House, Two-Family) District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District. (Appellant: F. Joseph Butler, AIA, on behalf of Susan Lally and Priscilla Botsford)
(Filed September 14, 2007; companion measure to 071320, 071321, 071322; District 8.)

10/23/2007, CONTINUED. The President inquired as to whether any member wished to address the members of the Board. Continued to November 13, 2007
Action:___________________________

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in court, the Categorical Exemption from Environmental Review described above, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing.

(Only one of the following two motions should be approved)

33. 071320 [Affirming the Categorical Exemption issued for the 376 Eureka Street Project]
Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the 376 Eureka Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Clerk of the Board)
10/23/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to November 13, 2007
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

34. 071321 [Disapproving the Categorical Exemption issued for the 376 Eureka Street Project]
Motion disapproving the determination by the Planning Department that the 376 Eureka Street project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Clerk of the Board)
10/23/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to November 13, 2007
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

35. 071322 [Preparation of findings related to the 376 Eureka Street Project]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings related to the appeal of the determination by the Planning Department that the project at 376 Eureka Street is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Clerk of the Board)
10/23/2007, CONTINUED. Continued to November 13, 2007
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

COMMITTEE REPORTS
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
The following items will be considered by the Budget & Finance Committee at a Special Meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2007 at 1:30 p.m. The chair intends to request the Committee to send the following items to the Board as a committee report on Tuesday, November 13, 2007.

36. 071333 [Municipal Identification Cards] Supervisors Ammiano, Peskin, Dufty, Mirkarimi, Sandoval, McGoldrick, Daly
Ordinance adding Section 95.2 to the San Francisco Administrative Code authorizing the County Clerk to issue municipal identification cards upon request to residents of the City and County of San Francisco.
(Fiscal Impact.)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

37. 071533 [Issuance and Sale of Tax-Exempt Bonds - San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association] Supervisors Peskin, Dufty
Resolution approving the issuance and sale of tax-exempt bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $7,000,000 to finance and refinance the acquisition and construction of capital facilities owned by San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association or an affiliate.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

38. ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS
Roll call for introduction of ordinances, resolutions, charter amendments, requests for hearings, letters of inquiry, letters of request to the City Attorney and Board Members' reports on their regional body activities.

39. 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, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. The President or the Board may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes.
Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting.

FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE
This measure was 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.

40. 071539 [Authorizing the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to provide clerical, administrative and logistical assistance to the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Resolution authorizing the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to provide clerical, administrative and logistical assistance to the San Francisco Local Agency Formation Commission for the purpose of instituting its Advice and Monitoring Project with respect to CCA Program Implementation as requested by the San Francisco Board of Supervisors and for the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to seek reimbursement from LAFCo therefor.
11/6/2007, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Question on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda:_________________________________________

41. 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.

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

PROPOSED ORDINANCES
Proposed ordinances received from October 30, 2007 through November 5, 2007, for reference by the President to the appropriate committee on November 13, 2007.

071511 [Revising Double Parking Restrictions for Municipal Railway Bus Routes on Stockton Street]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code by amending Section 53 to revise restrictions on double parking on Municipal Railway Bus Routes on Stockton Street. (Municipal Transportation Agency)
11/2/2007, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

071513 [Settlement of City's Lawsuit Against Dynegy, Inc., Dynegy Marketing and Trade and West Coast Power LLC]
Ordinance authorizing partial settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco against defendant Sempra Energy and other companies; the lawsuit entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Sempra Energy, et al. (JCCP No. 4221-00023) was filed on June 8, 2004, and has been coordinated as Natural Gas Anti-Trust Cases I, II, III & IV in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego (JCCP Nos. 4221, 4224, 4226, and 4228); the settlement provides approximately $480,000 to the City from defendants Dynegy, Inc. and its affiliates Dynegy Marketing and Trade and West Coast Power LLC. (City Attorney)
11/5/2007, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
Proposed resolutions received from October 30, 2007 through November 5, 2007, for reference by the President to the appropriate committee on November 13, 2007.

071508 [STOP Intersections]
Resolution designating certain intersections as "STOP" intersections.

STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH
Wayland Street at Girard Street, stopping Wayland Street, making this intersection an All-Way STOP;

18th Street and San Carlos Street, stopping San Carlos Street;

Byxbee and Shields Streets, stopping Shields Street, making this intersection an All-Way STOP;

Ralston and Shields Streets, stopping Shields Street, making this intersection an All-Way STOP;

Delano and Santa Ynez Avenues, stopping Delano Avenue, making this intersection an All-Way STOP;

Delano and San Juan Avenues, stopping Delano Avenue, making this intersection an All-Way STOP;

Ostego and Santa Ynez Avenues, stopping Santa Ynez Avenue, making this interesection an All-Way STOP;

Marview Way and Palo Alto Avenue, stopping westbound Palo Alto Avenue;

Annapolis Terrace at Turk Boulevard;

Roselyn Terrace at Turk Boulevard;

Kittredge Terrace at Turk Boulevard; and,

Temescal Terace at Turk Boulevard. (Parking and Traffic Department)
(11/1/07 - Categorically exempt from Environmental Review Class 1(c)(9) changes in the traffic and parking regulations where such changes do not establish a higher speed limit or result in more than a negligible increase in the use of the street; DPT Order No. 3430.)

11/2/2007, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

071509 [Traffic Regulations]
Resolution enacting and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets.

NO LEFT TURN - ESTABLISH
Ocean Avenue, eastbound at Howth Street

NO LEFT TURN AFTER BALLPARK EVENTS - ESTABLISH
Armstrong Avenue, westbound, at 3rd Street, (after events at Monster Park) (Parking and Traffic Department)
(11/1/07 - Categorically exempt from Environmental Review Class 1(c)(9) changes in the traffic and parking regulations where such changes do not establish a higher speed limit or result in more than a negligible increase in the use of the street; DPT Order No. 3430.)

11/2/2007, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

071510 [Parking Regulations]
Resolution enacting and rescinding parking regulations at various locations.

UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING - ESTABLISH
27th Avenue, west side, from driveway of 671 27th Avenue to 5.5 feet northerly.

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "J" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM TO 5 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH
Belgrave Avenue, both sides, from west of Stanyan Street to the eastern terminus

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "I" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 9 AM TO 8 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - ESTABLISH
Hill Street, both sides, between Guerrero and Valencia Streets (Unit block).

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "N" - ESTABLISH
Fulton Street, north side, between 14th and 15th Avenues (3800 block).
Note: No signs will be posted on the block, but residents will be eligible for permits.

PARKING METERS, AREA NO. 3 (30-MINUTE AND 1-HOUR PARKING TIME LIMITS, 9 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - RESCIND
La Playa Street, east side, between Balboa and Cabrillo Streets (700 block).

VANPOOL PARKING ONLY, 6 AM TO 9 AM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND
Van Ness Avenue, east side, between McAllister Street and Grove Street.

TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING - ESTABLISH
5th Street, west side, from Harrison Street to 120 feet southerly.

TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH
Holyoke Street, south side, from Ankeny Street to 120 feet easterly.

RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "Z" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH
Church Street, both sides, between 23rd and 24th Streets (1100 block)

COMPACT VEHICLES ONLY - ESTABLISH
1608 Treat Avenue, west side, from 5 feet to 12.5 feet north of the north property line of 1651 Treat Avenue (creates one compact car parking box measuring 7.5 feet wide by 13 feet long).

TOW-AWAY, NO PARKING, MIDNIGHT TO 10 A.M., MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - ESTABLISH
15th Street, north side, between Florida and Bryant Streets

PARKING METERS AREA 2, (2-HOUR PARKING TIME LIMIT, 9 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - ESTALISH
Townsend Street, south side, between 7th and 8th Streets, on portions where parking is not prohibited.

PARKING METERS, AREA NO. 3, (2-HOUR PARKING TIME LIMIT, 9 AM TO 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - RESCIND
Masonic Avenue, east side, north of Turk Street (200 block) (Parking and Traffic Department)
(11/2/07 - Categorically exempt from Environmental Review Class 1(c)(9) changes in the traffic and parking regulations where such changes do not establish a higher speed limit or result in more than a negligible increase in the use of the street; DPT Order No. 3430.)

11/2/2007, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

071512 [Juvenile Probation & Camps Funding Program Agreement-Juvenile Probation Department]
Resolution authorizing the Juvenile Probation Department to participate in the Juvenile Probation & Camps Funding Program used to pay for direct services to children. (Juvenile Probation Department)
11/2/2007, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

071514 [Prevailing wages for workers on public works/improvement projects; janitorial services; public off-street parking lots, garages, or auto storage facilities; theatrical services; moving
Resolution fixing prevailing wage rates for (1) workers performing work under City contracts for public work and improvement; (2) workers performing work under City contracts for janitorial services; (3) workers performing work in public off-street parking lots, garages, or storage facilities for automobiles on property owned or leased by the City; (4) workers engaged in theatrical or technical services for shows on property owned by the City; (5) workers performing moving services under City contracts at facilities owned or leased by the City; and (6) workers engaged in the hauling of solid waste generated by the City in the course of City operations, pursuant to a contract with the City. (Civil Service Commission)
11/5/2007, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

071545 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from October 30, 2007 through November 5, 2007 for reference by the President to November 13, 2007

From Recreation and Park Department, submitting report for the 1st quarter of FY07-08 in response to the requirements of Resolution 157-99 Lead Poisoning Prevention. (1)

From Department of Elections, submitting Disclaimer Requirements for Local Ballot Measures: Endorse, Oppose or Take No Position on a Measure (Municipal Election Code (MEC) Section 500 (c) (8). (2)

From San Francisco Arts Commission, submitting response regarding month to month leases. (Reference 20071016-021). (3)

From Clerk of the Board, informing the Board that Legislative Assistant, Colleen Crowely has submitted Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests. (4)

From California Department of Public Health, submitting Alternate Year Agreement Funding Application (AFA) Approval, Allocation Agreement #200738-FY2007/2008. (5)

From Department of Elections, regarding Voting System Update #5: Secretary of State Modifies Conditions on Use of ES&S System; Department of Elections Seeks Reimbursement from ES&S for Costs Associated with Conditions; Colorado Secretary of State Suspends Certification Testing of ES&S System. (6)

From Human Services Agency, submitting Human Services Care Fund: FY07-08 1st Quarter Update. (7)

From Airport Commission, submitting Concession Review of D-Lew Enterprises, LLC, dba II Fornaio Caffe del Mondo. (8)

From First 5 San Francisco (Children and Families Commission), submitting Financial Statement Audit July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. (9)

From Office of the Controller, City Services Auditor, submitting Annual Report Fiscal Year 2006-2007. (10)

From Port of San Francisco, submitting As-Needed Professional Service Contracts - Fiscal Year 2007/08; First Quarter Report for the Period July 1, 2007 - September 30, 2007. (11)

From Alexander Mamak, submitting his resignation letter from the Graffiti Advisory Board, effective December 8, 2007. (12)

From Planning Department, submitting Planning Commission Recommendations for Case No. 2007-0514T. File No. 070623, Copies: Land Use Committee Members. (13)

From Building Inspection Commission, submitting revised Decision on Appeal of Director's determination to grant an extension to file for an extension (Permit #200105239812). (14)

From Department of Emergency Management, submitting response regarding month to month leases. (Reference 20071016-021). (15)

From Planning Department, submitting response regarding month to month leases. (Reference 20071016-021). (16)

From Department of Public Works, submitting Revised Order #177,188, announcing the opening of ticket sales for the 2008 Condominium Conversion Lottery and the proposed date, time, and location of the lottery drawing. (17)

From concerned citizens, opposing the City's plans for Halloween night and Bart closures.3 Letters (18)

From concerned citizens, supporting the City's plans for Halloween night. Copy: Supervisor Dufty, Received 2 Letters. (19)

From Troy Nickol, regarding commutes on 10/29 and 10/30 - T-Line. Copy: Supervisor Maxwell. (20)

From Philip Susser, expressing concerns about "critical mass" in San Francisco. Copy: Each Supervisor (21)

From Vicki Leidner, supporting the Blue Angels flying over San Francisco. File No. 071232, Copy: Each Supervisor. (22)

From Diana Anderson, regarding the pending sale of the Flower Market. (23)

From concerned citizens, supporting the EarthLink Wi-Fi Agreement. Received 2 Letters (24)

From Francisco Da Costa, submitting opposition to Combustion Turbines that use Fossil Fuel Power Plants in our communities. (25)

From concerned citizens, expressing concerns regarding Lennar being fined by Bay Area Air Quality Management District the maximum $25,000 a day for over 385 days plus. Received 2 Letters (26)

From Dr. Ahimsa Porter Sumchai, regarding possible Sunshine Ordinance violation complaint. (27)

From Dr. Ahimsa Porter Sumchai, regarding possible Ethics Commission violation. (28)

From Christian Holmer, regarding immediate disclosure request from various City departments. (29)

From Mirna Escobar, regarding alleged neglect and discrimination practices against immigrants and whites in various housing authority properties. Received 4 Letters. (30)

From concerned citizens, submitting support for the Golf Courses in San Francisco. File No. 070961, Copies: Each Supervisor. (31)

From Association of Bay Area Governments, regarding several areas in San Francisco being nominated as Priority Conservation Areas (PCA) for the FOCUS regional planning program. (32)

From Kevin Reed, President The Green Cross, regarding actions taken by San Francisco Deputy Sheriffs' on Halloween night in the Castro. (33)

From Edith McMillan, opposing the Shanghai Chinese Tea Garden & Pool proposed for Golden Gate Park. File No. 071330, Copies: Land Use Committee Members. (34)

From Ruth Wheeler, submitting support for the proposed Park Camping & Sleeping Legislation. File No. 071136, Copies: Each Supervisor. (35)

From MTA, Department of Parking and Traffic, submitting response regarding review of pedestrian signals for the intersection of Masonic Ave. and Hayes St. (36)

From Allison Spampanato, submitting a copy of letter sent to Planning Commission opposing the pending Building Permit Application No. 2007.08.22.0519 for the retail store "Batteries Plus". (37)

From Marilyn Amini, regarding a continuation request for the Market and Octavia Area Plan hearing. File Nos. 071157 and 071158. (38)

From Stephen Schwichow, opposing the vote by the Board to reject a code of conduct for the Board of Supervisors. File No. 070946, Copies: Each Supervisors. (39)

From concerned citizens, submitting support for building a new skatepark in Golden Gate Park. File No. 070134, Copies: Each Supervisor. (40)

From Mani Drayton, expressing concerns regarding the San Francisco State University proposed new development. Copies: Each Supervisor. (41)

From Francisco Da Costa, regarding Wharf 10 and related issues. (42)

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: 1) persons in the audience to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying; 2) ringing and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices, (Violators may be removed from the meeting room.) 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; and 4)standing in the Legislative Chamber.
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.
USING LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR PRESENTATIONS: Please contact City Hall Media Services at (415) 554-4188 to coordinate the use of laptop computers for presentations at the meeting. Computers to be used are required to be tested in advance. The presenter should arrive 30 minutes prior to the meeting to connect and test their computer.
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Board meetings are cablecast on SF Cable 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 language interpreters at a meeting must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722.
AVISO EN ESPA¥OL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de mediodia de el viernes anterior a la reunion. Llame a Erasmo Vazquez (415) 554-4909.
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Disability access
The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair accessible.
Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SF Cable 26. Assistive listening devices for the Legislative Chamber are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244. Assistive listening devices for the Committee Room are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244 or in the Committee Room. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, and N (Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines serving the area are the 47 Van Ness, 9 San Bruno, and the 6, 7, 71 Haight/Noriega. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 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. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove Street.
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 perfumes and various other chemical-based scented 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 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 Frank Darby by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at sotf@sfgov.org
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site www.sfgov.org/ethics

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