Board of Supervisors : June 10, 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, June 10, 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

	APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
		Approval of the May 6, 2008 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.

	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 and 2

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

1.	080606	[Revising Board of Appeals Surcharges]
		Ordinance amending Section 10G.1 of the San Francisco Administrative Code to adjust the surcharges on permit fees, license fees, permit review fees and permit and license renewal fees imposed by the Department of Building Inspection, the Planning Commission, the Taxi Commission, the Police Department, the Department of Public Works, the Entertainment Commission, and the Department of Public Health for permits and licenses that may be appealed to the Board of Appeals, and making environmental findings. (Mayor)


		6/3/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

	Recommendation of the Rules Committee
		Present: Supervisors Daly, Dufty

2.	080591	[Local Business Enterprise and Non-Discrimination in Contracting Bonding and Financial Assistance Program]	Supervisors Elsbernd, Maxwell, Chu, Dufty
		Ordinance extending the term of the bonding assistance program to end on the earlier of (1) June 30, 2013 or (2) the date on which the Controller is no longer able to certify the availability of funds for any new guarantee agreement.


		6/3/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING. Supervisor Chu requested to be added as a co-sponsor.


		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 Land Use and Economic Development Committee Without Recommendation
		Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Sandoval, McGoldrick

3.	080091	[Treasure Island Affordable Housing]
		Resolution encouraging the Treasure Island Development Authority and Mayor's Office of Housing to explore how to increase the percentage of affordable housing to include 50% affordable housing in the Disposition and Development Agreement for the Former Naval Station Treasure Island.


		2/26/2008, CONTINUED. Continued to June 10, 2008


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

4.	080514	[Increasing Street Artist Certificate Fee and Increasing Rate of Compensation for the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Crafts Examiners]
		Ordinance amending Article 24 of the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 2404.1 to increase the fee for a Street Artist Certificate and amending Section 2402 to increase the rate of compensation for the Advisory Committee of Street Artists and Craftsmen Examiners, and making environmental findings. (Arts Commission)

		(Supervisor Daly dissented in committee.)
		6/3/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

	From the Budget and Finance Committee Without Recommendation
		Present: Supervisors McGoldrick, Elsbernd, Mirkarimi, Daly, Chu

5.	071679	[Solar Energy Incentive Program]	Supervisor Dufty
		Ordinance amending the Environment Code by adding Chapter 18 creating a Solar Energy Incentive Program; establishing limits on the incentive payments; providing eligibility criteria for the incentive payments; establishing limits on the amount of assistance available; allocating program funding among types of buildings; and imposing duties and responsibilities on the program administrator. (Assessor-Recorder)

		(Supervisor Daly dissented in committee.)
		2/26/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.

		2/26/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.

		3/4/2008, RE-REFERRED to Rules Committee.

		6/3/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole

6.	080789	[Solar Energy Incentive Pilot Program]
		Hearing to consider an Ordinance creating a Solar Energy Incentive Pilot Program; establishing limits on the incentive payments; providing eligibility criteria for the incentive payments; establishing limits on the amount of assistance available; allocating program funding among types of buildings; and imposing duties and responsibilities on the program administrator.



		Action:___________________________

Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report Without Recommendation

7.	080630	[Solar Energy Incentive Pilot Program]	Supervisor Mirkarimi
		Ordinance creating a Solar Energy Incentive Pilot Program; establishing limits on the incentive payments; providing eligibility criteria for the incentive payments; establishing limits on the amount of assistance available; allocating program funding among types of buildings; and imposing duties and responsibilities on the program administrator.


		6/3/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.

		6/3/2008, CONTINUED AS AMENDED. Continued as amended to June 10, 2008 with Board Sitting as a Committee of the Whole.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

NEW BUSINESS

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

8.	080605	[Motor Vehicles for Hire; Permit Application and License Renewal Fees]
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Sections 2.26.1 and 2.27.1 to increase certain motor vehicle for hire permit application and license renewal fees. (Mayor)



		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

		Present: Supervisors McGoldrick, Mirkarimi, Daly, Chu

9.	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)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	Recommendations of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee
		Present: Supervisors Peskin, Ammiano, Maxwell

10.	080348	[Enterprise Zone Designation]	Mayor, Supervisor Peskin
		Resolution supporting California Enterprise Zone Designation for the City and County of San Francisco.



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

11.	080350	[Enterprise Zone Tax Credit Law]	Mayor
		Draft Ordinance amending Section 906A of the Business and Tax Regulations Code to delete the requirement that a new job be created to obtain the Enterprise Zone Tax Credit after the effective date; to apply the credit to all newly hired Qualified Employees; to revise the definition of "Qualified Employee"; to conform the geographical boundaries of the San Francisco Enterprise Zone with the area approved by the State Department of Housing and Community Development; and to delete an outdated reference to the Private Industry Council and to establish a sunset date.

		(Economic Impact.)

		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

12.	080596	[Directing the Budget Analyst to conduct an audit of the SFMTA Proof of Payment Program to determine its effectiveness]	Supervisor Dufty
		Motion directing the Budget Analyst to conduct a review of the San Francisco Municipal Transit Agency's (SFMTA) Proof of Payment Program to determine the effectiveness of the Proof of Payment Program over the past 3 years and the effectiveness of Transit Fare Inspectors and Station agents in preventing fare evasion.



		Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

13.	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, Asian Week, Sing Tao Daily and China Press to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the Chinese community, Bay Area Reporter and the Bay Times to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual community and the El Reportero to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County for the Hispanic community, to provide outreach advertising services for Fiscal Year 2008-2009. (Office of Contract Administration)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	From the Government Audit and Oversight Committee Without Recommendation
		Present: Supervisors Peskin, Ammiano, Maxwell

14.	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)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

CALLED FROM COMMITTEE

Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole

15.	080684	[Public Hearing - Amending Ordinance 174-07 to Remove Funding Reserve for the Community Justice Center in the Mayor's Office for Fiscal Year 2007-2008]	Supervisor Dufty
		Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed Ordinance amending the Annual Appropriation Ordinance, Ordinance 174-07 File Number 070773, to remove the $500,000 reserve on the Community Justice Center in the Mayor's Office for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.



		Action:___________________________

Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report Without Recommendation

16.	080685	[Amending Ordinance 174-07 to Remove Funding Reserve for the Community Justice Center in the Mayor's Office for Fiscal Year 2007-2008]	Supervisor Dufty
		Ordinance amending the Annual Appropriation Ordinance, Ordinance 174-07 File Number 070773, to remove the $500,000 reserve on the Community Justice Center in the Mayor's Office for Fiscal Year 2007-2008.

		(Fiscal Impact.)
		5/20/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

		6/3/2008, CALLED FROM COMMITTEE. Pursuant to Rule 5.32 this measure was called from Budget and Finance Committee.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

CALLED FROM COMMITTEE

17.	080484	[Sublease of Real Property at 555 Polk Street]	Mayor
		Resolution authorizing the sublease of 9,000 square feet of office space in the building located at 555 Polk Street for the Community Justice Center through the Department of Public Health.

		(Fiscal Impact.)
		5/20/2008, CALLED FROM COMMITTEE. Pursuant to Rule 5.31.1 Supervisors Dufty, Elsbernd, Maxwell and Alioto-Pier called this measure from Budget and Finance Committee.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M

18.	080631	[Public Hearing - Report of Assessment Costs for Sidewalk and Curb Repairs]
		Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Sections 707 and 707.1 of the Public Works Code, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a revolving fund.



		Action:___________________________

19.	080632	[Report of Assessment Costs for Sidewalk and Curb Repairs]
		Resolution approving report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for sidewalk and curb repairs ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Sections 707 and 707.1 of the Public Works Code, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a revolving fund.



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M

20.	080677	[Public Hearing - Appeal of Tentative Final Map for 43-45 Lansing Street]
		Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Department of Public Works dated May 5, 2008, affirming the approval of Tentative Final Map to construct a new 227 unit residential condominium project located at 43-45 Lansing Street, Lot 059 in Assessor's Block No. 3749. (Appellant: Jeremy Paul on behalf of Michael Vriheas)

		(District 6.)

		Action:___________________________



	Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in court, the Tentative Parcel Map 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.)

21.	080678	[Approving decision of the Director of Public Works and approving the Tentative Map for 43-45 Lansing Street]
		Motion approving the decision of the Director of Public Works, finding the Tentative Map consistent with the City's General Plan and eight priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1, and approving the Tentative Map for a 227-unit subdivision located at 43-45 Lansing Street, Assessor's Block 3749, Lot 059. (Clerk of the Board)



		Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

22.	080679	[Disapproving decision of the Director of Public Works and disapproving the Tentative Map for 43-45 Lansing Street]
		Motion disapproving the decision of the Director of Public Works concerning the Tentative Map for a 227-unit subdivision located at 43-45 Lansing Street, Assessor's Block 3749, Lot 059, and disapproving the subdivision. (Clerk of the Board)



		Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

23.	080680	[Findings - 43-45 Lansing Street Tentative Map]
		Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to the Board of Supervisors' decision concerning a Tentative Map for a 227-unit subdivision located at 43-45 Lansing Street, Assessor's Block 3749, Lot 059. (Clerk of the Board)



		Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

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

SPECIAL ORDER 4:00 P.M.

24.	080694	[Public Hearing - Disposition and Development Agreement - Redevelopment Agency owned land for 4800 Third Street]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to proposed resolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco's Disposition and Development Agreement (the "Agreement") for a portion of Assessor's Block 5322, Lot 45 commonly known as 4800 Third St Street, to Green Blended Communities, L.L.C., for the purpose of developing affordable for-sale housing for lower income households.



		Action:___________________________

25.	080695	[Disposition and Development Agreement - Redevelopment Agency owned land for 4800 Third Street]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Resolution approving the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco's Disposition and Development Agreement (the "Agreement") for a portion of Assessor's Block 5322, Lot 45 commonly known as 4800 Third St Street, to Green Blended Communities, L.L.C., for the purpose of developing affordable for-sale housing for lower income households.



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	COMMITTEE REPORTS


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

		The following item will be considered by the Rules Committee at a Regular Meeting on Thursday, June 5, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to send the following item to the Board as a committee report on Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

26.	080706	[Appointment, Board of Appeals - Kendall Goh]
		Motion approving Board of Supervisors President Peskin's appointment of Kendall Goh to the Board of Appeals for the term ending July 1, 2008, and the term ending July 1, 2012.



		Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

		The following item will be considered by the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee at a Regular Meeting on Thursday, June 5, 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, June 10, 2008.

27.	080617	[Accept-expend federal grant funds, Fire Department - $1,173,212]	Supervisor Elsbernd
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,173,212 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop and implement a Wellness and Fitness Program.

		(Fiscal Impact.)

		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

		The following items will be considered by the Government Audit and Oversight Committee at a Special Meeting on Monday, June 9, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to send the following items to the Board as a committee report on Tuesday, June 10, 2008.

28.	080783	[Intention to form the Broadway Entertainment Corridor Community Benefit District]	Supervisor Peskin
		Resolution (1) declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to establish a property-based business improvement district (community benefit district) to be known as the "Broadway Entertainment Corridor Community Benefit District" and levy a multi-year assessment on identified parcels in the district, (2) approving the management district plan and engineer's report and proposed boundaries map for the district, (3) ordering and setting a time and place for a public hearing thereon, (4) approving the form of the Notice of Public Hearing and Assessment Ballots, and (5) directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to give notice of the public hearing and balloting as required by law.



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

29.	080784	[Intention to form the Yerba Buena Community Benefit District]	Mayor
		Resolution (1) declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to establish a property-based business improvement district (community benefit district) to be known as the "Yerba Buena Community Benefit District" and levy a multi-year assessment on identified parcels in the district, (2) approving the management district plan and engineer's report and proposed boundaries map for the district, (3) ordering and setting a time and place for a public hearing thereon, (4) approving the form of the Notice of Public Hearing and Assessment Ballots, and (5) directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to give notice of the public hearing and balloting as required by law.



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

30.	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.

31.	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


	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 32 through 35

32.	080785	[Lymphoma Research Foundation Day - June 8, 2008]	Supervisor Peskin
		Resolution declaring June 8, 2008 "Lymphoma Research Foundation Day" in San Francisco.


		6/3/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

33.	080786	[Grant to support resident transitions at Laguna Honda Hospital - $10,000]	Supervisor Elsbernd
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health - Laguna Honda Hospital (DPH-LHH), to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $10,000 from the Stanford Geriatric Education Center, to support the transitional healthcare project, for the period of September 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.


		6/3/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

34.	080787	[Commending Wooly Wolverton]	Supervisor Dufty
		Resolution commending Wooly Wolverton.


		6/3/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

35.	080788	[Condemning Chevron Corporation for its domestic and international business practices]	Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Mirkarimi, Peskin
		Resolution condemning Chevron Corporation for a systematic pattern of ethically questionable investments, complicity in human rights abuses, and environmental devastation in countries and communities in which it operates.


		6/3/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

		Questions on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda:_________________________________________

36.	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 ordinance received from May 27, 2008 to June 2, 2008, for reference by President to appropriate committee on June 10, 2008.

	080796	[Amending Ordinance 202-07 and authorizing award of contract for Construction Manager/General Contractor services for the San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild Program]
		Ordinance amending Ordinance 202-07 to add Drywall Subcontractor to the list of authorized Core Subcontractors for the San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild Program and authorizing the award of a contract for Construction Manager/General Contractor services for the San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild Program. (Public Works Department)


		6/2/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

	PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
		Proposed resolutions received from May 27, 2008 to June 2, 2008, for reference by President to appropriate committee on June 10, 2008.

	080673	[San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Cross Connection Controls Project]
		Resolution adopting Final Mitigated Negative Declaration, and adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan, related to use of appropriated funds for San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Cross Connection Controls Project. (Public Utilities Commission)


		5/30/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

	080674	[IHSS Contract Approval - IHSS Consortium of San Francisco]
		Resolution to amend Resolution # 051123 approved on August 18, 2005 approving the contract between the City and County of San Francisco and the IHSS Consortium of San Francisco for the provision of In-Home Supportive Services for the period from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2008, in the amount of $51,433,291. (Human Services Department)


		6/2/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

	080675	[Approval of a contract amendment with InfoMc, Inc. to support and maintain the eCURA application in use by the Community Behavioral Health Services unit of the Department of Public Health]
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH), to enter into a contract amendment with InfoMc, Inc. for the continued maintenance of proprietary InfoMc, Inc. applications for a new term July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2011. (Public Health Department)


		6/2/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

	080764	[Ratification of increases to prior professional service contracts for health and behavioral health services]
		Resolution approving amendment to Resolution No. 702-06, which ratified prior professional service contracts for the San Francisco Department of Public Health for health and behavioral health services and approved three year extensions, to increase the amounts of five of those contracts. (Public Health Department)


		6/2/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

	080797	[Authorizing award of architectural and engineering design services contract for the San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild Program]
		Resolution authorizing the award of an architectural and engineering design services contract for the San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild Program. (Public Works Department)


		6/2/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

	080798	[Petitions and Communications]
		Petitions and Communications received from May 27, 2008 through June 2, 2008 for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk on June 10, 2008. From Planning Department, responding to Supervisor Dufty's inquiry regarding feasibility of creating an "Upper Noe Valley Residential Character District". (Reference 20080415-010)(1) From Human Rights Commission, submitting copies of several Humna Rights Commission - Waiver Request Forms from Animal Care & Control.(2) From concerned citizens, commenting on the Below Market Rate Condominium Conversion Program. File 080520, Copy: Each Supervisor, 5 letters.(3) From Francisco Da Costa, submitting an analysis report regarding Proposition G.(4) From Office of the Clerk of the Board, regarding Mayor's appointments to various Boards and Commissions.(5) From Parkview Heights Homeowners' Association, requesting the Board's assistance in removing public trashcans on the south side of Potrero Hill. Copy: Supervisor Mirkarimi.(6) From Vicky Rene Manning, submitting a letter to Investigations Unit - Financial Identity Theft Victim regarding her financial identity theft issues.(7) From Francisco Da Costa, submitting an article from www.indybay.org.(8) From Department of Elections, regarding preparations for the June 3, 2008 Consolidated Statewide Direct Primary Election.(9) From Round the Diamond, submitting a letter to the Port Commission regarding Piers 27-31/Piers 30-32. Copy: Each Supervisor.(10) From Ahimsa Porter Sumchai, M.D., submitting a letter to UCSF regarding incorporating CleanMed technology.(11) From Bruce Logan, urging the Board to exempt STOP program from any budget cuts.(12) From Department of Public Health - Environmental Health Section, submitting status summary of the Medical Cannabis Dispensary inspection program.(13) From Ann Garrison, submitting articles from various websites regarding natural gas. File 080523, Copy: Each Supervisor, 2 letters.(14) From Mike Regan, commenting on tax increase.(15) From Mirna Escobar, submitting a letter to Housing Authority requesting to change the policy and lease agreement in writing.(16) From Department of Elections, regarding Civic Center parking changes for June 3, 2008 Consolidated Statewide Direct Primary Election. Copy: Each Supervisor.(17) From Office of Contract Administration, regarding official advertising change to the Examiner's publication schedule. File 080583.(18) From Mirna Escobar, submitting a letter to Animal Care and Control requesting removal of cats and kittens from a tenant at Woodside Gardens Senior & Disabled Development.(19) From Mirna Escobar, commenting on lack of management and security at Woodside Gardens Senior & Disabled Development. 2 letters.(20) From Consulate General of the People's Republic of China, submitting a letter of appreciation to the Board for their expression of sympathy and condolence to the victims and families as well as rescue workers of the earthquake that struck central China on May 12, 2008. Copy: Each Supervisor.(21) From Dr. Ahimsa Porter Sumchai, submitting testimony to Congressman Brad Miller regarding the investigation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cover up of toxic dust.(22) From Public Utilities Commission Citizens Advisory Committee, submitting a resolution in strong support of the SFPUC Solar Incentive Pilot Program. File 080425.(23) From Office of the Sheriff, submitting a copy of the Waiver Request Form for the purchase of gasoline using Chevron USA cards.(24) From concerned citizens, urging the Board to hold hearings to evaluate the purposes and practices of the San Francisco Zoo. File 080031, Copy: Each Supervisor, 5 letters.(25) From Alliance for a Better District 6, submitting suggestions to proposed legislation regarding prohibition on loitering outside nightclubs. File 080322.(26) From Municipal Transportation Agency, responding to Supervisor Sandoval's inquiry regarding feasibility of establishing an ALL-WAY STOP at the intersection of Brunswick Street and Concord Street. (Reference 20080422-002)(27) From Department of the Environment, submitting 2007 Resource Conservation Ordinance Annual Report. Copy: Each Supervisor.(28) From Judy Junghans, opposing to the proposed legislation on library fees and fines. Copy: Each Supervisor.(29) From Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector, submitting 2007 Clean Energy Technology Business Exclusion Annual Report.(30) From Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector, submitting 2007 Biotechnology Exclusion Annual Report.(31) From Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector, submitting 2007 Tax Credit Annual Report.(32) From Municipal Transportation Agency, responding to Supervisor Sandoval's request concerning the appropriateness of installing traffic signals on Alemany Boulevard at either Theresa or Cotter Streets. (Reference 20080422-001)(33) From Human Services Agency, submitting details of the planning processes undertaken in the Family and Children's Services Division. Copy: Each Supervisor.(34) From Kimo Crossman, submitting a complaint against the Clerk of the Board regarding not providing signature on e-mails.(35) From Bryan Alexander, urging the Board to reconsider the proposed budget cuts to mental health, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS services.(36) From Mirna Escobar, submitting complain letter to Housing Authority regarding various issues and concerns.(37) From T-Mobile USA, Inc., submitting a copy of a notification letter regarding a utility's intent to construct a cellular facility.(38) From Kimo Crossman, submitting a complaint regarding Rules Committee meeting agenda for June 5, 2008 not linking to underlying packets for each agenda item.(39) From David Ball, commenting on parking citations.(40) From Kimo Crossman, submitting a complaint regarding the Office of the Clerk of the Board's new policy. 2 letters.(41) From Joe Motta, commenting on concerns regarding panhandlers in the Castro District. Copy: Supervisor Dufty.(42) From Office of the Controller, submitting Office of Economic Analysis Report regarding Expanding the Local Enterprise Zone Tax Credit: Economic Impact Report. File 080350, Copy: Each Supervisors.(43) From Gerri Hayes, commenting on various issues and concerns relating to Hayes Valley Neighborhood.(44) From various City Departments, submitting list of sole source contracts entered into during fiscal year 2007-2008: (45) Police Department Rent Board From Bryan Addy, submitting a letter to Supervisor Dufty commenting on various issues and concerns.(46) From Department of the Environment, submitting first year report on the Food Service Waste Reduction Ordinance.(47) From Strategic Planning for Small Business, urging the Board to approve the Solar Energy Incentive Program. File 071679.(48) From concerned citizens, commenting on Community Choice Energy. 17 letters.(49) From concerned citizens, commenting on unsolicited print publications-stop distribution notice. File 080380, 10 letters.(50) From concerned citizen, commenting on various issues relating to state elections.(51) From Fire Department, submitting a letter to Supervisor Alioto-Pier regarding her inquiry for jurisdiction of the fire station in the Presidio, Ft. Mason and Ft. Baker. (Reference 20080408-007)(52) From Jeffrey Reiken Charles Gary Johnson, requesting the Board's support in obtaining a permit to operate a free mobile soup kitchen program.(53)

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.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK. Agendas are available on the internet at www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp?id=4383
Board meetings are cablecast on SF Cable 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call (415) 557-4293.
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.

Translation: request at least 48 hours before the meeting. Please call: (415) 554-7703

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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