Board of Supervisors : May 6, 2008

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, May 6, 2008
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

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 8

	Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
		Present: Supervisors Elsbernd, Daly, Chu

1.	080467	[Lease of Real Property at 68 12th Street, Suite 200B]
		Resolution authorizing the Director of Property to exercise a three-year extension option for a lease of real property located at 68 12th Street, Suite 200B, for the Department of Public Health, Emergency Medical Services, effective retroactively to July 1, 2007. (Real Estate Department)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

2.	080468	[Lease of Real Property at 1360 Mission Street, Suite 401]
		Resolution authorizing the Director of Property to exercise an extension option for a three-year term for the lease of real property located at 1360 Mission Street, Suite 401, for the Department of Public Health retroactively to January 1, 2008. (Real Estate Department)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
		Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Sandoval, Peskin

3.	071674	[Zoning - Amending Superseded Height and Bulk Provisions in the North Beach NCD]	Supervisor Peskin
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 722.1 and the Zoning Control Table in Section 722 to delete building height and bulk provisions superseded by Ordinance No. 20-88 and adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.


		4/29/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

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

4.	080334	[Settlement of Lawsuit - CCSF v. Pacific Gas & Electric Company, et al. - $357,036.43]
		Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco against Pacific Gas and Electric Co., et al. on June 20, 2005, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-05-442416, entitled, City and County of San Francisco, a municipal corporation v. Pacific Gas and Electric Co., a corporation, Stacy and Witbeck/Esquivel, a joint venture, Stacy and Witbeck, Inc., a corporation, Esquivel Grading and Paving, Inc., a corporation, Bauman Landscape, Inc., a corporation, and DOES 1 to 25, inclusive. (City Attorney)


		4/29/2008, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

5.	080454	[Settlement of Lawsuit - John Weatherspoon III- $5,150,000.00]
		Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by John Weatherspoon III, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Barbara Weatherspoon against the City and County of San Francisco for $5,150,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on May 9, 2006 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 452-083; entitled John Weatherspoon III, by and through his Guardian Ad Litem, Barbara Weatherspoon v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)


		4/29/2008, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

6.	080455	[Settlement of Lawsuit - Marnix Van Ammers and Jean Walker- $70,000.00]
		Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Marnix Van Ammers and Jean Walker against the City and County of San Francisco for $70,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on April 9, 2007 in the San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 462-146; entitled Van Ammers, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)


		4/29/2008, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

7.	080456	[Settlement of Lawsuit - Jane Martin- $75,000]
		Ordinance authorizing settlement of the portion of the lawsuit filed by Aristides Cisneros and Shirley Kollman against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 31, 2005 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 436930; entitled Jane Martin, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)


		4/29/2008, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

8.	080457	[Settlement of Lawsuit - Margarita Hill- $55,000]
		Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Margarita Hill against the City and County of San Francisco for $55,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 12, 2006 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 458664; entitled Margarita Hill v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)


		4/29/2008, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

		Questions on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, or adoption, as indicated:______________________________________________

REGULAR AGENDA

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

From the Board

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

9.	080461	[Disapproving Conditional Use Application for property located at 1575 South Van Ness Avenue]
		Motion approving decision of the Planning Commission disapproving Conditional Use Application 2007.1456C on property located at 1575 South Van Ness Avenue.


		4/29/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.

		4/29/2008, CONTINUED. Continued to May 6, 2008.


		Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

10.	080462	[Approving Conditional Use Application for property located at 1575 South Van Ness Avenue]
		Motion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission disapproving Conditional Use Application 2007.1456C on property located at 1575 South Van Ness Avenue.


		4/29/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.

		4/29/2008, CONTINUED. Continued to May 6, 2008.


		Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

11.	080463	[Findings - 1575 South Van Ness Avenue Conditional Use Application Appeal]
		Motion directing the Clerk to prepare findings related to the proposed Conditional Use Application 2007.1456C on property located at 1575 South Van Ness Avenue.


		4/29/2008, CONTINUED. Continued to May 6, 2008.


		Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

	Recommendation of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee
		Present: Supervisors Chu, Elsbernd

12.	071294	[Climate change goals and action plan]	Supervisor Mirkarimi
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Environment Code by adding Chapter 9, Sections 900 through 908, to establish City greenhouse gas emissions targets and departmental action plans, to authorize the Department of the Environment to coordinate efforts to meet these targets, and to make environmental findings.


		4/29/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.

		4/29/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

NEW BUSINESS

	Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
		Present: Supervisors Elsbernd, Daly, Chu

13.	080544	[Approve SOMA Community Stabilization Fund Strategic Plan]
		Resolution approving the SOMA Community Stabilization Fund 2008 Strategic Plan. (Mayor)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

14.	080232	[Planning Code-Deadline Extension for Medical Cannabis Dispensary Permitting]	Supervisor Daly
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 209.3, 217, 790.141, and 890.133 to extend the time period for certain medical cannabis dispensaries to obtain a permit from March 1, 2008 to January 21, 2009; and making findings, including General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and environmental findings.



		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

		Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Sandoval

15.	071669	[Planning -Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District - Full-Service Restaurants]	Supervisor Mirkarimi
		Ordinance amending Planning Code Sections 719.1 and 781.9 concerning the Haight Street Neighborhood Commercial District to provide for up to four new full-service restaurant uses that satisfy specific requirements and obtain conditional use authorization, making environmental findings, and making findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.



		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

16.	080223	[Street Encroachments on Ocean Avenue at Granada Avenue]	Supervisor Sandoval
		Resolution granting revocable permission to San Francisco Arts Commission to occupy a portion of the public right-of-way to install and maintain two mosaic sun spheres, one three feet, and one four feet in diameter near the northeasterly and southwesterly corners of Ocean Avenue and Granada Avenue, and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

	COMMITTEE REPORTS


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

		The following item will be considered by the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee at a Regular Meeting on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to send the following item to the Board as a committee report on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

17.	080477	[Waiver of temporary street space occupancy fee on May 17, 2008 for Small Business Week Sidewalk Sale]	Supervisor Dufty
		Ordinance waiving the fee in Public Works Code Section 724.1(b) for temporary street space occupancy in certain sections of the City on Saturday, May 17, 2008 as part of Small Business Week.



		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

18.	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.

19.	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.

	APPROVAL OF REQUESTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST


	These items may be introduced by any Supervisor seeking analysis from the Office of the Legislative Analyst on introduced legislation and for the purpose of providing assistance to Board of Supervisors' task forces and advisory committees. Requests to the Legislative Analyst shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board.

20.		Item Number NotUsed

CLOSED SESSION

21.	080595	[Closed Session - Telephone Users Tax and the 911 Wireless Fee]
		Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding the following matters: (a) a ruling filed on April 29, 2008 by the California Court of Appeal in Bay Area Cellular Telephone Company et al., v. City of Union City, ( Case No. A114956) that may result in litigation involving the City related to the Emergency Response Fee in San Francisco - Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 750, et seq.; and (b) pending litigation in the Los Angeles, CA Superior Court: Tracfone Wireless Inc. v. City of Los Angeles, ( Case No. BC 363735) and Tracfone Wireless Inc. v. County of Los Angeles, ( Case No. BC 357628) that may result in litigation involving the City related to the Telephone Users Tax in San Francisco - Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 701, et seq. Government Code Section 54956.9(a) and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d)(2) permit this closed session because discussion in open session concerning this matter would likely and unavoidably prejudice the position of the City in the potential litigation. (City Attorney)



	[Elect To Disclose] Motion that the Board finds it is in the public interest to disclose information discussed in closed session, and directs the President immediately to disclose that information.



	[Elect Not to Disclose] Motion that the Board finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time not to disclose its closed session deliberations concerning the existing litigation listed above.

	FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE


	These measures were introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote is required for adoption of these resolutions today. Any Supervisor may require any resolution to go to committee.

Items 22 through 27

22.	080597	[Supporting Assembly Bill 3034, the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century]	Supervisors Peskin, Dufty, Mirkarimi, Elsbernd, Daly, Ammiano, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Sandoval, Chu
		Resolution supporting Assembly Bill 3034, the Safe, Reliable High-Speed Passenger Train Bond Act for the 21st Century.


		4/29/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

23.	080598	[Urging the California State Assembly to support the passage of Assembly Bill 2153]	Supervisor Ammiano
		Resolution urging the California State Assembly to support the passage of Assembly Bill 2153 and directing the City's lobbyist to work towards this end.


		4/29/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

24.	080599	[Gift to City of travel from San Francisco Chamber of Commerce for 2008 CityTrip]	Supervisor Peskin
		Resolution accepting a gift of airfare, accommodations, and conference fees valued in an amount of $6,500 from the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce for two City officials or employees to join the Chamber of Commerce on its 2008 CityTrip to Los Angeles.


		4/29/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

25.	080600	[Declaring the City's intention to appropriate available Rainy Day Reserve funds to the San Francisco Unified School District]	Mayor, Supervisor Ammiano
		Resolution declaring the City's intention to appropriate available Rainy Day Reserve funds to the San Francisco Unified School District, to help the District cope with the loss of State funding for the 2008-2009 school year.


		4/29/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

26.	080551	[Final Map - 301-315 Mission Street and 101-129 Fremont Street]
		Motion approving Final Map 4146, a 420 Residential Unit and 8 Commercial Unit Mixed-Use Condominium Project, located at 301 - 315 Mission Street and 101 - 129 Fremont Street being a subdivision of Lot 001 and 017 in Assessors Block No. 3719 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)

		(DPW Order 177,503; District 6.)
		4/25/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

27.	080552	[Final Map - 2405-2407 Folsom Street]
		Motion approving Final Map 4751, a 6 Unit Residential and 4 Unit Commercial Mixed-Use Condominium Project, located at 2405 - 2407 Folsom Street being a subdivision of Lot 042 in Assessors Block No. 3612 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)

		(DPW Order 177,505; District 9.)
		4/25/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

		Questions on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda:_________________________________________

28.	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 resolution(s) 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 April 22, 2008 to April 28, 2008, for reference by President to appropriate committee on May 6, 2008. None.

	PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
		Proposed resolutions received from April 22, 2008 to April 28, 2008, for reference by President to appropriate committee on May 6, 2008.

	080581	[Approval of Fifth Amendment to Agreement with Serco Inc. for parking meter collection and management services, to extend the term by two years and increase the contract amount by $7,000,000]
		Resolution approving the Fifth Amendment to the Agreement between Serco Management Systems, Inc. and the City and County of San Francisco, through the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. (Municipal Transportation Agency)


		4/28/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee.

	080582	[Approval of Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Serco, Inc. for Administrative Services in Support of the SFpark Project, for a contract term of two years and an amount not-to-exceed $23,000,000]
		Resolution approving the Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Serco, Inc. for Administrative Services in Support of the SFpark Project. (Municipal Transportation Agency)

	080583	[Official Advertising for FY 2008-2009]
		Resolution designating the Examiner the official newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for all official advertising for Fiscal Year 08-09. (Office of Contract Administration)


		4/28/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

	080584	[Outreach Advertising for FY 2008-2009]
		Resolution designating San Francisco Bay View to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the African American community, and Asian Week to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the Chinese community, to provide outreach advertising services for Fiscal Year 08-09. (Office of Contract Administration)


		4/28/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

	080585	[Approval of the Mental Health Services Act Workforce Development Education and Training Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan]
		Resolution approving the Mental Health Services Act Workforce Development Education and Training Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan (WET Plan) and authorizing the amendment of the MHSA Agreement to include this Plan in the agreement. (Public Health Department)


		4/28/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

	080503	[Petitions and Communications]
		Petitions and Communications received from April 22, 2008 through April 28, 2008 for reference by the President to May 6, 2008. From Department of Children, Youth & Families, submitting their list of sole source contracts.(1) From Dr. Ahimsa Porter Sumchai, submitting and commenting on various issues. 2 letters(2) From Designing Accessible Communities, submitting a letter to Department of Building Inspection regarding investigation at 4072 - 18th Street.(3) From Kimo Crossman, regarding his request to Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board to attend the April 22, 2008 Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Meeting. 2 letters.(4) From Patrick Monk, R.N., submitting a letter to Supervisor Dufty regarding the Laguna Honda Hospital.(5) From concerned citizens, commenting on the San Francisco Zoo Incident. File 080031, Copy: Each Supervisor, 8 letters.(6) From concerned citizens, commenting on aerial spraying of the Little Brown Apple Moth. File 080405, Copy: Each Supervisor, 2 letters.(7) From Planning Department, submitting 2007 Housing Inventory Report.(8) From Immigrant Rights Commission, submitting a resolution opposing the supplemental rule on Social Security "No-Match" letters. Copy: Each Supervisor.(9) From Human Services Agency Purchasing Unit, submitting a waiver request form to the Human Rights Commission regarding purchasing food and items from Safeway Stores.(10) From Department of Public Health, submitting monthly STD report in San Francisco.(11) From Arts Commission, submitting FY 2007-08 Third Quarter Report.(12) From Office of the Budget Analyst, submitting Management Audit of the Marina Yacht Harbor Fund.(13) From Office of the Budget Analyst, submitting report of the Evaluation of the City's Employee Health Promotion Programs.(14) From Kimo Crossman, submitting articles regarding retention of government employees' e-mails.(15) From Christian Holmer, submitting a public records requests to the Ethics Commission. 3 letters.(16) From Office of the Controller - City Services Auditor, submitting a report on The Community Justice Center: Assessment of the Proposed Center.(17) From Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, submitting 2006-2007 Combined Annual Report. Copy: Each Supervisor.(18) From Port of San Francisco, submitting Contracting Activity Report FY 2007-2008: Third Quarter Period January 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008.(19) From Sunset/Parkside Education and Action Committee, submitting a letter to Mayor Newsom regarding Recreation and Park Department budget for Urban Forestry Division.(20) From Donna Allison, commenting on issues and concerns regarding Municipal Railway.(21) From concerned citizens, urging the Board to hold hearings to evaluate the purposes and practices at the San Francisco Zoo. File 080031, Copy: Each Supervisor, 17 letters.(22) From San Francisco Council of District Merchants Association, urging the Board to distribute to the public the report, "Sustaining Our Prosperity: The San Francisco Economic Strategy," and provide a sixty day public review period. File 071157.(23) From concerned citizens, urging the Board to disapprove ICI Paints application for a Conditional Use permit on property located at 1575 South Van Ness Avenue. File 080460, 8 letters.(24) From Ann Garrison, submitting an article regarding natural gas. File 080523, Copy: Each Supervisor.(25) From Thomas Morton, opposing to the extensions of the 24 Divisadero MUNI line over Scott, Union and Divisadero to Chestnut.(26) From Shannon Seaberg, commenting on Mayor Newsom's Mandatory Recycling and Composting Ordinance.(27) From concerned citizens, submitting support for the EarthLink agreement, which will provide the City with free wireless Internet. 2 letters.(28) From Office of the Controller, responding to Supervisor Elsbernd's inquiry on cost estimate for the potential savings that would result from an automatic, unpaid employee furlough for the period between December 26th and January 1st.(29) From Branch Library Improvement Program, submitting 2000 Branch Library Improvement Bond Quarterly Report, First Quarter of 2008 (January - March 2008).(30) From concerned citizens, urging the Board to implement clean energy solution with Community Choice Energy. 14 letters.(31) From Office of the Controller - City Services Auditor, submitting report concerning the Concession Audit of H. Young Enterprises, Inc., dba Just Desserts.(32) From Human Services Agency, regarding Human Services Care Fund: FY07-08 3rd Quarter Update.(33) From concerned citizens, commenting on papers and plastic bags littering problems. 23 letters.(34) From Jonathan Gomes, commenting on new height limits on buildings around the Transbay terminal area.(35) From concerned citizens, commenting on the Hugues de la Plaza case.(36) From Municipal Transportation Agency, regarding status on adding a 2 second all-red clearance phase after the Masonic Avenue yellow light to help clear left turning vehicles. (Reference 20080304-002)(37) From Daniel Pong, commenting on concerns regarding price increase.(38) From Veterans Affairs Commission, regarding request of immediate action to reprimand Commissioner John Caldera and consider his removal from the Commission. Copy: Each Supervisor.(39) From concerned business owners, submitting a letter to Supervisor Peskin regarding a "Zero Cut Action" for the Fisherman's Wharf Public Realm Plan. Copy: Supervisor Peskin, 2 letters.(40) From Marriott Fisherman's Wharf Hotel, submitting a letter to Fire Department regarding Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) training.(41) From Last and Found Tenant Association, submitting a letter to Mayor Newsom regarding various concerns.(42) From Bilingual Community Senior/Tenant Advocate, submitting a complaint against the Housing Authority Program Manager.(43) From Michael Hurley, commenting on safety concerns regarding bicyclists and pedestrians. Copy: Each Supervisor.(44) From San Francisco Beautiful, supporting the appointment of Ron Miguel to the Planning Commission. File 080423, Copy: Each Supervisor.(45) From Sunshine Posse, requesting for continuance regarding hearing to consider appointing ten members to the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force. File 080554, Copy: Each Supervisor.(46) From Christian Holmer, submitting a Government Transparency Questionnaire: 2008 District Board of Education Races: Citywide.(47) From Save the Laguna Street Campus, submitting a testimony on the approval of Planning Code Amendments to implement the Market and Octavia Area Plan. File 071157, Copy: Each Supervisor.(48) From Save the Laguna Street Campus, submitting a testimony on the approval of the 55 Laguna Mixed Use Project. File 080211, Copy: Each Supervisor.(49) From Steve Lerner, submitting a letter to Health Service System regarding "City Plan" coverage for retirees.(50) From Mary Miles, submitting public comment on the Market-Octavia legislation. File 071157, 071156, 080255 & 071159.(51)

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting Procedures

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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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