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December 09, 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

seal of the city and county of sf

AGENDA
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
2:00 PM

Regular Meeting



AARON PESKIN, PRESIDENT
MICHELA ALIOTO-PIER, DAVID CAMPOS, 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 6

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

1. 081328 [Recreation and Park Department - Marina Small Craft Harbor Fees] Supervisor Alioto-Pier
Ordinance making environmental findings and amending San Francisco Park Code, Article 12, Section 12.11 to increase the West Harbor berth rental fees in fiscal year 2012-2013, or upon completion of the West Harbor renovations.
11/25/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

2. 081346 [Approving Contract for Security Services - $19,326,260]
Ordinance approving the contract between Guardsmark GP and the City and County of San Francisco to provide security services to the Human Services Agency for a one year term with four automatic extensions of one year each for a total cost not to exceed $19,326,260 and also providing that Guardsmark may terminate the contract at the end of any year by providing appropriate notice. (Human Services Department)
(Fiscal Impact.)

11/25/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

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

3. 081219 [Gift - Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services - $800,000]
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Behavioral Health Services to retroactively accept a gift of Buprenorphine medication from Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals with a monetary value of up to $800,000 for the period of October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009 for ongoing and new patients receiving Opiate Replacement Treatment in San Francisco. (Public Health Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

4. 080379 [Regulating the conditions for purchasing prior public service credit through the Retirement System] Supervisor Elsbernd
Ordinance amending Administrative Code Sections 16.55-1 through 16.55-4 and 16.61-5 to allow miscellaneous members of the San Francisco Employees' Retirement System to purchase credit for prior public service at any time before retirement, to require the Retirement System to calculate the cost to purchase that service credit based on the normal cost percentage for that service as determined by the actuary, to require the member to pay for all of the normal cost for the service credit, to allow eligible members to choose to receive prorated service credit if they terminate an installment agreement to purchase prior public service, to allow the Retirement System to accept rollovers to pay for public service purchases, and to conform to changes in the applicable law and Retirement System practices.
10/21/2008, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Elsbernd submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.
11/25/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

5. 081286 [Authorizing the Real Estate Division to perform and award contracts for public work under a specified procedure] Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance adding San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 6, Section 6.70, to authorize the Real Estate Division to perform and award contracts for facilities public work through competition among a pre-qualified pool of contractors.
11/25/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

6. 081383 [Transferring the powers and duties of the Taxi Commission to the Municipal Transportation Agency and setting operative date for transfer] Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Section 1075.1, to transfer the powers and duties of the Taxi Commission to the Municipal Transportation Agency, and setting an operative date for the transfer.
11/25/2008, 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

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

7. 081283 [Approving an Amendment to the Western Addition A-2 Redevelopment Plan to Extend the Redevelopment Agency's Time for Issuing and Repaying Debt and to Suspend the Limit on Total Tax Increment Revenue for Affordable Housing Development] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Ordinance approving an amendment to the Western Addition A-2 Redevelopment Plan to extend both the time for issuance of debt and the receipt of tax increment by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and to suspend the limit on the total number of dollars of tax increment revenue that may be received by the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency under the Plan in order to continue financing Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund activities under the Plan.
11/25/2008, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING. Continued to December 9, 2008.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

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

8. 080846 [Limit on non-profit executive director salaries funded by City grants or contracts] Supervisors McGoldrick, Daly
Ordinance limiting the use of City funds for non-profit executive director salaries.
11/25/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. Supervisor Daly requested to be added as a co-sponsor.
11/25/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
11/25/2008, PREVIOUS VOTE RESCINDED.
11/25/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
11/25/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

From the Land Use and Economic Development Committee Without Recommendation
Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Peskin

9. 061438 [Public Works Code - Sidewalk flower-vending stands] Supervisor McGoldrick
Ordinance amending Public Works Code Sections 156, 157, 159, 160, 161, 162, and 163 to clarify application requirements, to add operating conditions for such stands and establish an abandonment period, to establish an annual public right-of-way occupancy fee, to delete provisions regarding permit assignment to family members of the permittee, to change the criminal penalty for violations from a misdemeanor to an infraction, and to establish administrative penalties for violations; and adding Section 165 concerning the establishment of new sidewalk flower-vending stand locations, including permit application fees.
11/4/2008, CONTINUED. Continued to November 18, 2008
11/18/2008, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING. Continued to November 25, 2008
11/25/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
11/25/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
11/25/2008, PREVIOUS VOTE RESCINDED.
11/25/2008, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING. Continued to December 9, 2008.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

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

10. 081232 [Zoning - Requiring a Conditional Use Permit for Formula Retail Uses in the Residential-Commercial Combined Medium Density (RC-3) and Residential-Commercial Combined High Density (RC-4) Districts] Supervisor McGoldrick
Ordinance amending the Planning Code by amending Section 209.9, to require a conditional use permit for formula retail uses in the Residential-Commercial Combined Medium Density (RC-3) and Residential-Commercial Combined High Density (RC-4) Districts; and adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.
11/25/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
11/25/2008, PREVIOUS VOTE RESCINDED.
11/25/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Sandoval, Peskin

11. 081152 [Approving General Plan Amendments Related to the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans - the Mission, East SoMa, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront Area Plans]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by adding four new area plans, entitled the Mission Area Plan, the East South of Market (East SoMa) Area Plan, the Showplace Square/Potrero Hill Area Plan and the Central Waterfront Area Plan and approving General Plan amendments to implement the four aforementioned Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans by amending the Commerce and Industry and Recreation and Open Space Elements, the Land Use Index, and the South of Market, Northeastern Waterfront, and Central Waterfront Area Plans; making environmental findings and findings that the proposed amendments are consistent with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of the Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department)
11/18/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
11/25/2008, CONTINUED ON FINAL PASSAGE. Continued to December 9, 2008.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

12. 081153 [Planning Code Amendments for the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding and amending various sections to implement the four Eastern Neighborhood Area Plans comprised of the East SoMa, the Mission, the Showplace Square/Potrero Hill, and the Central Waterfront Area Plans; adopting in-lieu fees for on-site open space, trees, and affordable housing; adopting the Eastern Neighborhoods impact fee subject to certain restrictions; and making various findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department)
11/18/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The following Sections were severed from File Nos. 081153 Sec. 175.9, Sec. 327.6 (i) Sec. 329 and Sec. 263.22.
11/18/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
11/25/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
11/25/2008, COMBINED WITH EXISTING FILE.
11/25/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

13. 081154 [Zoning Map Amendments in connection with the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans]
Ordinance amending Zoning Map Sheets ZN01, ZN07, ZN08, HT01, HT07, HT08 and SU08 of the City and County of San Francisco Planning Code with revised use districts and height and bulk districts within the four Eastern Neighborhoods Planning Areas comprised of the East South of Market, Mission, Showplace Square/Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront Area Plans; and creating three four five four special use districts for Life Science and Medical Special Use District bounded generally by Mariposa Street to the north, Illinois Street to the West, Iowa Street to the East, and 23rd Street to the South; for Innovative Industries Incubator Special Use District bounded generally by 3rd Street to the West, Illinois Street to the east, 20th Street to the north and 23rd Street to the South; for Transit Oriented Retail Special Use District on 16th Street bounded generally by Capp Street to the East, Potrero Avenue to the West, 15th Street to the North and 17th Street to the South; for Restricted Integrated PDR Special Use District bounded generally by Cesar Chavez Street to the South, Pennsylvania and Iowa Streets to the West, 23rd Street to the North and Michigan and Maryland Streets to the East; and making various findings, including CEQA findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1. (Planning Department)
11/18/2008, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING. Continued to November 25, 2008
11/25/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
11/25/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
11/25/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

14. 081155 [Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans - monitoring program, CAC, integrated PDR TIDF fee]
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code Chapter 10E to establish the Eastern Neighborhoods Monitoring Program for purposes of reviewing the effectiveness of the Eastern Neighborhoods Area Plans and implementation of specified improvements, the Integrated PDR Reporting program, and the Eastern Neighborhoods Citizens Advisory Committee; amending Administrative Code Chapter 38, Sections 38.1, 38.3, and 38.10 to create a Transit Impact Development Fee for Integrated PDR; and adopting environmental findings. (Planning Department)
11/18/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
11/18/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
11/25/2008, COMBINED WITH EXISTING FILE. Combined with File No. 081473.
11/25/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

15. 081333 [Zoning - SoMa Youth and Family Special Use Districts] Supervisor Maxwell
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 249.41 and amending various sheets of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to establish the South of Market (SoMa) Youth and Family Special Use District, bounded generally by Natoma Street on the north, Harrison Street on the south, 4th Street on the east, and 7th Street on the west, to address youth and family concerns and expand affordable housing opportunities, including establishment of in-lieu affordable housing fees; and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b).
(Economic Impact.)

11/18/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
11/25/2008, CONTINUED ON FINAL PASSAGE. Continued to December 9, 2008.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

16. 081334 [Zoning - Potrero Center Mixed-Use Special Use District] Supervisor Maxwell
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 249.40 and amending Sheet SU08 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to establish the Potrero Center Mixed-Use Special Use District for the existing shopping center at 2300 16th Street between Bryant Street and Potrero Avenue (Assessor's Block 3930A Lot 002); and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b).
11/18/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
11/25/2008, CONTINUED ON FINAL PASSAGE. Continued to December 9, 2008.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

17. 081339 [Zoning - Publicly-owned properties in the Eastern Neighborhoods] Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance amending the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to rezone various publicly-owned properties in the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan Area to a "P" (Public) zoning district; and adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b).
11/18/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
11/25/2008, CONTINUED ON FINAL PASSAGE. Continued to December 9, 2008.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

NEW BUSINESS

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

18. 081440 [De-Appropriating $998,145 of General Fund and $761,021 of Federal Direct Grant Revenue for the Community Justice Center for FY 2008-2009] Supervisors Daly, McGoldrick
Ordinance de-appropriating $998,145 of General Fund in the Mayor's Office of Community Justice and $761,021 of Federal Direct Grant Revenue in the Department of Public Health for the Community Justice Center in Fiscal Year 2008-2009.
(Fiscal Impact.)
(Supervisor Elsbernd dissented in committee.)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

19. 081449 [Changes to the Payroll Expense Tax exclusion for clean energy technology businesses] Supervisor McGoldrick
Ordinance amending San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Article 12-A, Section 906.2 to expand eligibility for the clean technology payroll tax exclusion to include carbon trading, solar panel and other clean technology research and development-related businesses, and to include businesses with fewer than ten employees.
(Economic Impact)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

20. 081453 [Appropriating $1,923,629,194 of Water Revenue Bond proceeds for the Water System Improvement Program in the Public Utilities Commission for Fiscal Year 2008-2009] Mayor
Ordinance appropriating $1,923,629,194 of San Francisco Water Revenue Bond authorized in 2002 to fund construction and financing costs for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) for Fiscal Year 2008-2009, placing the entire appropriation by project on Controller's reserve subject to SFPUC and Board of Supervisors' discretionary approvals following completion of project-related analysis pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), where required, and receipt of proceeds of indebtedness, adopting environmental findings, placing on Budget and Finance Committee reserve any project in excess of $100,000,000 and authorizing the increase of the Water Commercial Paper Program from $250,000,000 to $500,000,000 to facilitate projected WSIP financing needs.
(Fiscal Impact.)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

21. 081499 [Accept and Expend FY 08 Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant and Amend Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009 - $29,724,000] Supervisor Alioto-Pier
Ordinance authorizing the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), on behalf of the City and County San Francisco as the primary grantee for the combined Bay Area Urban Area ("Super UASI" or "SUASI") region and as the fiscal agent for the SUASI Approval Authority, to retroactively accept and expend an Urban Areas Security Initiative ("UASI") grant in the amount of $29,724,000 from the United States Department of Homeland Security, through the California Governor's Office of Homeland Security; amending Ordinance No. 141-08 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009) to reflect the addition of two grant-funded positions in the Department of Emergency Management.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

22. 081500 [Obtain, Accept and Expend Federal Interoperable Emergency Communications Program Grant and Amend Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009 - $1,374,422] Supervisor Alioto-Pier
Ordinance authorizing the Department of Emergency Management (DEM), as primary grantee and fiscal agent for the Capitol-Bay Planning Area, to obtain, accept and expend an Interoperable Emergency Communications Program Grant (IECGP) award in the amount of $1,374,422 from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through the California Office of Homeland Security (OHS), for the period October 6, 2008 to May 31, 2010, and amending Ordinance No. 141-08 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009) to reflect the addition of one grant-funded position (0.50 FTE - 0931 Manager III) in the Department of Emergency Management.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

23. 080946 [Airport Concession Lease]
Resolution approving the Lease Agreements for the Rental Car Center Operations between The Hertz Corporation; Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC; EAN, LLC; DTG Operations, Inc.; and Fox Rent a Car, Inc., and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission. (Airport Commission)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

24. 081359 [Increasing the Golden Gate Petroleum contract dollar from less than $10 million to less than $20 million]
Resolution approving the Second Amendment to the Agreement between the City and Golden Gate Petroleum as a supplier of gasoline and diesel fuel, increasing the contract's dollar amount from less than $10 million to $20 million, pursuant to Charter Section 9.118(b). (Office of Contract Administration)
(Fiscal Impact.)

Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

25. 081361 [Raising the contract's not-to-exceed amount, between the CCSF and Firestone-Bridgestone for rental bus tires, to an amount not the exceed $11,010,000]
Resolution approving the Fourth Amendment to the Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco (City) and Firestone-Bridgestone (Contractor) for rental of bus tires, increasing the contract's not-to-exceed amount to more than $10 million, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118(b). (Office of Contract Administration)
(Fiscal Impact.)

Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

26. 081371 [Amendment to Lease of Real Property at 3119 Mission Street]
Resolution authorizing the Amendment to Lease at 3119 Mission Street for the Human Services Agency. (Real Estate Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

27. 081373 [Agreement for the Reimbursement for Interim Assistance Payments Pursuant to Section 1631(g) of the Social Security Act]
Resolution authorizing the renewal of Resolution 791-89 between the City and County of San Francisco and the State of California Department of Social Services for the purpose of assuring the availability of reimbursement to the City and County by the Secretary of Health and Human Services for the interim assistance paid to Social Security Income Program (SSI)/ State Supplementary Payment (SSP) Applicants. (Human Services Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Present: Supervisors McGoldrick, Mirkarimi

28. 081416 [Approving Seven Technology Store Contracts pursuant to Charter Section 9.118(b)] Supervisor Dufty
Resolution approving the award of seven contracts for Technology Store purchases pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118(b).
(Fiscal Impact.)

Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

29. 081009 [Prohibiting smoking in taxicabs and motor vehicles for hire and free distribution of tobacco products and accessories in places open to the public] Supervisor Maxwell
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by amending Section 1009.22 and amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 1143 and repealing Sections 53, 53.1, and 1098, to prohibit smoking in taxicabs and other motor vehicles for hire, and amending San Francisco Police Code Section 95, to prohibit the free distribution of tobacco products and accessories in places open to the public.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

30. 081250 [Massage practitioner requirements] Supervisor Dufty
Ordinance amending Section 1902 of the San Francisco Health Code by changing the requirement that massage practitioners obtain a certificate of graduation to a certificate of completion verifying at least 100 hours of massage instruction.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

Present: Supervisors Chu, McGoldrick

31. 081405 [2008 Hazard Mitigation Plan] Mayor, Supervisor Alioto-Pier
Resolution adopting the 2008 City and County of San Francisco Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

32. 081202 [Interim Zoning Requiring Conditional Use Authorization for Change in Use or Reduction of 15,000 square feet or more of Recreational Space] Supervisor Daly
Resolution imposing interim zoning controls establishing a requirement for conditional use authorization for a change in use or reduction in size of any recreational space of 15,000 square feet or more including indoor or outdoor facilities for a six (6) month period and making a determination of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

33. 081446 [Eastern Neighborhoods MOU] Supervisor Maxwell
Resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding between City departments relating to the planning of various capital projects in the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan Area, subject to the approval of the affected City departments and commissions; establishing an Eastern Neighborhoods Infrastructure Finance Working Group; and making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Peskin

34. 081276 [Real Property Lease Amendment and Sale - 875 Stevenson Street]
Resolution approving a third amendment to the City's lease at 875 Stevenson Street and approving the sale of a portion of Stevenson Street between 9th and 10th Streets to 1355 Market Street Associates, L.P. following the vacation of such portion of Stevenson Street; and finding the sale and improvement of the Stevenson Street Property is consistent with the City's General Plan and with the Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1, and is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Real Estate Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

35. 081088 [Requirement of Conditional Use Authorization for any permit application to remove dwelling units] Supervisor McGoldrick
Ordinance amending the Planning Code by amending Section 317 to require Conditional Use Authorization for any elimination of existing dwelling units through mergers, conversions, or demolitions of residential units.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.

36. 081463 [Public Hearing - Appeal of Minor Sidewalk Encroachment for 1335 Stanyan Street]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Department of Public Works, by its letter dated November 14, 2008, disapproving a Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permit No. 07MSE-0012 to construct and maintain an "L" shaped partition fence encroaching 12" into the unimproved right-of-way of Stanyan Street to hide garbage and recycling cans from view on Clarendon Avenue. (Appellant: Pennie Sempell)
(Filed November 24, 2008; companion measure to Files 081464, 081465; District 7.)

Action:___________________________

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

37. 081464 [Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permit Appeal - 1335 Stanyan Street]
Motion disapproving the decision of the Department of Public Works' denial of an encroachment permit for 1335 Stanyan Street and granting an encroachment permit.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

38. 081465 [Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permit Appeal - 1335 Stanyan Street]
Motion affirming the Director of Public Works' denial of an encroachment permit for 1335 Stanyan Street and denying an encroachment permit.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

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.

39. 081420 [Public Hearing - Conditional Use Appeal for 299 Valencia Street]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17739 dated November 6, 2008, relating to the approval of a Conditional Use Authorization (Case No. 2006.0432CV), under Planning Code Sections 121.1, 151.1 and 303 to allow a large-lot mixed-use development providing up to 25 off-street residential parking spaces and 2 car share spaces in an NCT-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit District) Zoning District and a 50-X Height and Bulk District on property located at 299 Valencia Street, Lot 014 in Assessor's Block No. 3532. (Filed by Jason Henderson on behalf of the Hayes Valley Neighborhood Association and subscribed by Supervisors Peskin, Ammiano, Maxwell, Daly and Mirkarimi)
Action:___________________________

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in court, the conditional use application decision 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.)

40. 081421 [Approving Planning Commission decision related to Conditional Use Appeal for 299 Valencia Street]
Motion approving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17739, approving Conditional Use Application 2006.0432CV on property located at 299 Valencia Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

41. 081422 [Disapproving Planning Commission decision related to Conditional Use Appeal for 299 Valencia Street]
Motion disapproving decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 17739, approving Conditional Use Application 2006.0432CV on property located at 299 Valencia Street. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

42. 081423 [Preparation of findings related to the Conditional Use Appeal for 299 Valencia Street]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to proposed Conditional Use Application No. 2006.0432CV on property located at 299 Valencia Street, for action by the Board at its next meeting. (Clerk of the Board)
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 Rules Committee at a Regular Meeting on Thursday, December 4, 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, December 9, 2008.

43. 081230 [Medical Cannabis Dispensary Permits] Supervisor Daly
Ordinance amending Section 3308 of the San Francisco Health Code to include the installation of platform lifts under the minimum disability access standards for Medical Cannabis Dispensaries.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

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

44. 081424 [Appointment, Public Utilities Commission - Juliet Ellis]
Motion confirming the Mayor's appointment of Juliet Ellis to the Public Utilities Commission, Seat 2, for the term ending August 1, 2010. (Mayor)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

45. 081425 [Appointment, Public Utilities Commission - Juliet Ellis]
Motion rejecting the Mayor's appointment of Juliet Ellis to the Public Utilities Commission, Seat 2, for the term ending August 1, 2010. (Mayor)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

46. 081308 [Confirming the appointment of Helen Nigg to the Treasure Island Development Authority Board of Directors]
Motion confirming the appointment of Helen Nigg to the Treasure Island Development Authority Board of Directors for a four-year term ending September 11, 2010. (Mayor)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

The following items will be considered by the Government Audit and Oversight Committee at a Special Meeting on Monday, December 8, 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, December 9, 2008.

47. 081444 [Establishing the San Francisco Self-Insurance Surety Bond Fund and Setting Standards Governing Deposits into the Fund] Supervisors Maxwell, Alioto-Pier, Daly, Dufty, Sandoval, Elsbernd, Mirkarimi, Peskin
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 10.100-317, establishing the San Francisco Self-Insurance Surety Bond Fund, contributions thereto, and use of said Fund.
(Fiscal Impact.)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

48. 081443 [Annual Contributions to the San Francisco Self-Insurance Surety Bond Fund] Supervisors Maxwell, Alioto-Pier, Daly, Dufty, Sandoval, Elsbernd, Mirkarimi, Peskin
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Bonding and Financial Assistance Program to require annual contributions to the San Francisco Self-Insurance Surety Bond Fund.
(Fiscal Impact.)

Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

49. 081450 [Real Property Transfer Tax - Change of delinquency date; substitution of references to current laws; conform partnership rule to state law changes; elimination of tax stamp provision and Transfer Tax Review Board] Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance amending Sections 1106, 1108, 1108.4,1115, 1115.1 and 1115.3 and deleting Sections 1109, and 1115.2 of Article 12-C of the Business and Tax Regulations Code to (1) change delinquency date; (2) replace references to prior bankruptcy, income tax, and local laws with references to current laws; (3) conform rule for partnership interest transfers to state law changes; (4) eliminate obsolete provision regarding documentary tax stamps; and (5) eliminate Transfer Tax Board of Review and references to that Board.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

50. 081451 [Property Tax Refund Claim Processing] Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance to amend Administrative Code Section 10.2 to delegate to City Attorney the authority to grant or deny property tax refund claims and to establish administrative rules and procedures for City Attorney to follow.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

51. 081452 [Requiring tow car firms to display brochures issued by the Police Department in three languages] Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance adding Section 3055.2 to the San Francisco Police Code to require tow car firms to display "Know Your Rights When Your Car is Towed from Private Property" brochure in order to provide the public with information about their rights when towed from private property.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

52. 081414 [Reaffirming and Restating Finding of Fiscal Feasibility for the revised Exploratorium Project at Piers 15/17 and Finding of Lease Exemption from Competitive Bidding Policy; Endorsing Amended and Restated Term Sheet]
Resolution reaffirming and restating the Board of Supervisor's prior findings that the revised Exploratorium Project at Piers 15/17 is fiscally feasible and responsible pursuant to Administrative Code Chapter 29 and is exempt from the competitive bidding policy set forth in Administrative Code Section 2.6-1, and endorsing the Amended and Restated Term Sheet between the Exploratorium and the San Francisco Port Commission. (Port)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

53. 081447 [Accept-Expend State Grant - Southeast Community Response Network - $402,457] Supervisor Maxwell
Resolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $402,457 through the United States Department of Justice, for a program entitled "Southeast Community Response Network" for fiscal year July 2006 through June 2010.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

54. 081448 [Juvenile Probation and Camp Funding Grant Program] Supervisor Maxwell
Resolution authorizing the Juvenile Probation Department to participate in the State of California's Juvenile Probation and Camp Funding Program, to receive funds for direct services to eligible children and their families.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

The following items will be considered by the Land Use and Economic Development Committee at a Regular Meeting on Monday, December 8, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee to send the following items to the Board as a committee report on Tuesday, December 9, 2008.

55. 080520 [Below Market Rate Condominium Conversion Program] Mayor, Supervisor McGoldrick
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Subdivision Code by adding Section 1344 to update and clarify the provisions relating to Below Market Rate Units under the Condominium Conversion Program including provisions related to the calculation of sales price, renting, capital improvements, duration and monitoring of affordability, marketing, and ongoing regulations; and amending Sections 1308, 1309, 1341, 1341B, 1343, 1359, and 1385 to make conforming changes, and making findings including findings under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

56. 081100 [Zoning - Providing for a five feet special height exception for active ground floor uses in Neighborhood Commercial Districts] Supervisor Sandoval
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Section 263.20 to provide for a special height exception for ground floor uses in the Neighborhood Commercial Districts; amending Sections 703.1, 710.1, 711.1, 712.1, 713.1, 715.1, 716.1, 717.1, 718.1, 719.1, 720.1, 721.1, 723.1, 724.1, 725.1, 726.1, 727.1, 728.1, 729.1, 730.1, 731.1, 732.1, to refer to this special height exception; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and the General Plan.
10/7/2008, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Sandoval submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

57. 081513 [Limited Equity Housing Cooperative Conversions] Supervisor Peskin
Ordinance approving a method for Limited Equity Housing Cooperatives to convert existing residential buildings to limited-equity housing cooperatives, and making findings including findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

58. 081276 [Real Property Lease Amendment and Sale - 875 Stevenson Street]
Resolution approving a third amendment to the City's lease at 875 Stevenson Street and approving the sale of a portion of Stevenson Street between 9th and 10th Streets to 1355 Market Street Associates, L.P. following the vacation of such portion of Stevenson Street; and finding the sale and improvement of the Stevenson Street Property is consistent with the City's General Plan and with the Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1, and is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Real Estate Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

59. 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.

60. 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 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 61 - 66

61. 081411 [Opposing location of proposed Presidio Fine Arts Museum] Supervisor Peskin
Resolution declaring official City policy opposing preferred alternatives 2 and 2A in the San Francisco Presidio Trust's Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS) that propose the construction of a large hotel and museum facility in the Presidio.
11/12/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
11/18/2008, CONTINUED. Continued to November 25, 2008
11/25/2008, ADOPTED.
11/25/2008, PREVIOUS VOTE RESCINDED.
11/25/2008, CONTINUED. Continued to December 9, 2008.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

62. 081526 [Requesting California establish a Do Not Mail Registry] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Resolution urging the California State Legislature to establish a Do Not Mail Registry.
11/25/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

63. 081528 [Mortgage Credit Certificates] Supervisor Chu
Resolution authorizing an application to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee to permit the issuance of Mortgage Credit Certificates.
11/25/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

64. 081529 [Accept-Expend Federal Pass Through Grant - Asian Women's Shelter - $10,000] Supervisor Chu
Resolution authorizing the Department of the District Attorney of the City and County of San Francisco to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $10,000 from the Asian Women's Shelter, allocated through the Office on Violence Against Women, Office of Justice Programs (OVW), to assist Asian and Pacific Islander (API) victims of domestic violence for fiscal year 2008-2010.
11/25/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

65. 081277 [Final Map - 420-428 Vallejo Street]
Motion approving Final Map 4304, a 5 Unit Residential Condominium Project, located at 420 - 428 Vallejo Street being a subdivision of Lot 013 in Assessors Block No. 0133 and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)
(DPW Order 177,926; District 3.)

11/26/2008, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?

66. 081354 [Declaration of Election Results - November 4, 2008] Supervisor Peskin
Resolution declaring the results of the November 4, 2008 General Election.
12/3/2008, 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:_________________________________________

67. 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 November 18, 2008 to December 1, 2008, for reference by President to appropriate committee on December 9, 2008.

081535 [Waiver of Administrative Code Sections 6.40 and 6.41 to allow award of agreement for program construction management services without a competitive procurement process]
Ordinance granting the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission a waiver of Administrative Code Sections 6.40 and 6.41 to allow award of Agreement No. CS-963, Program Construction Management Services, without a competitive procurement process. (Public Utilities Commission)
11/24/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
Proposed resolutions received from November 18, 2008 to December 1, 2008, for reference by President to appropriate committee on December 9, 2008.

081484 [WSIP Agreement No. CS-917, San Joaquin Regional Construction Management Services]
Resolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to award and execute the Water System Improvement Program-funded Professional Service Agreement No. CS-917, San Joaquin Regional Construction Management Services, with PMA Consultants LLC to provide Construction Management Services for the San Joaquin Regional Projects, for an amount not to exceed $28,000,000, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118. (Public Utilities Commission)
11/24/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081485 [WSIP Agreement No. CS-765, Parsons Water and Infrastructure]
Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. CS-765, San Francisco Water System Improvement Program - Program/Project/Pre-Construction Management Services with Parsons Water and Infrastructure. (Public Utilities Commission)
11/24/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081536 [WSIP Agreement No. CS-963, Program Construction Management Services]
Resolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to execute the Water System Improvement Program-funded Agreement No. CS-963, Program Construction Management Services, with AECOM WATER, for an amount not to exceed $26,000,000 with a term of up to seven (7) years, pursuant to San Francisco Charter Section 9.118, if the Board of Supervisors has approved an ordinance waiving procurement requirements of San Francisco Administrative Code Sections 6.40 and 6.41, and that ordinance is effective. (Public Utilities Commission)
11/24/2008, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee.

081537 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from November 18, 2008 through December 1, 2008 for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk on December 9, 2008.

From Office of Economic Analysis, submitting report regarding "SoMa Youth and Family Zone/Mission Housing and PDR Replacement Program" in San Francisco. Files 081332 and 081333. Copy: Land Use Clerk(1)

From Office of the Controller, regarding request for assistance of the Controller's audit management team in evaluating the challenges facing the Immune Enhancement Project. Copy: Supervisor Dufty(2)

From Clerk of the Board, submitting names of departments and agencies that have submitted their conflict of interest code notice: Mayor's Office of Community Investment, Department of Building Inspection-Board of Examiners, Human Rights Commission, Office of Small Business, Treasure Island Development Authority. (3)

From Municipal Transportation Agency (MTA), submitting request for waiver of Administrative Code Chapter 12B to purchase a "Vital Timer Relay Signal & Communication" repair part for the MTA from Safetran Systems Corporation.(4)

From Department of Public Health, submitting request for waiver of Administrative Code Chapter 12B to renew contract for lab tests from Laboratory Corporation of America.(5)

From Municipal Transportation Agency, submitting request for waiver of Administrative Code Chapter 12B for training services from AVO Training Institute.(6)

From Municipal Transportation Agency, regarding the feasibility of establishing a Stop sign at 16th Avenue and Wawona Street.(7)

From Office of Small Business, submitting notice that David Chiu has resigned from the Small Business Commission, effective November 10, 2008.Copy: Rules Clerk(8)

From Office of the Treasurer, submitting the investment activity (for fiscal year to date) of the portfolio under Treasurer's management.(9)

From Aaron Goodman, submitting support for proposed legislation establishing a requirement for conditional use authorization for change in use or reduction of 15,000 square feet or more of recreational space. File 081202, Land Use Clerk (10)

From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 20080916-005)(11)

From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 20081104-001)(12)

From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 20081028-005)(13)

From concerned citizens, submitting support for community choice energy. Approximately 20 letters(14)

From concerned citizens, submitting support for reform at the San Francisco Zoo. Approximately 80 letters(15)

From concerned citizens, submitting support for restoring Sharp Park. Copy: Approximately 137 letters(16)

From Ugo Nardi, commenting on the relatively high salaries paid to chief executive officers of non-profit organizations.(17)

From Levy, Ram & Olson LLP, requesting immediate notification of any further proceedings/hearings regarding appeal of final negative declaration for property located at 606-624 Divisadero and 1278 Hayes Street. File 050287(18)

From James Chaffee, commenting that the graphics in public comment were not available in the broadcast record of the (November 18, 2008) meeting on SFGTV or the video-on-demand record of the meeting available on the website archive.(19)

From Fire Department, commenting that the Fire Department has no objections to the proposal and is in support of resolution to rename Chelsea Place to Timothy Pflueger Place. File 081401, Copy: Land Use Clerk, Supervisors Maxwell, Ammiano, Sandoval(20)

From Fire Department, commenting that the Fire Department has no objections to the proposal and is in support of resolution to add the name Harold "Bud" Moose Lane to Merchant Street. File 081402, Copy: Land Use Clerk, Supervisors Maxwell, Ammiano, Sandoval(21)

From Supervisor Ammiano, submitting his resignation from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, effective December 1, 2008. Copy: Rules Clerk(22)

From Supervisor Ammiano, submitting his resignation from the Golden Gate Bridge Board, effective December 1, 2008. Copy: Clerk of the Board, Rules Clerk, Golden Gate Bridge Board(23)

From Supervisor Ammiano, submitting his resignation from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, effective December 1, 2008. Copy: Clerk of the Board, Rules Clerk, Metropolitan Transportation Commission(24)

From Supervisor Daly, submitting his resignation from the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO), effective January 8, 2009. Copy: Clerk of the Board, LAFCO Clerk(25)

From Clerk of the Board, submitting Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests from Supervisor Ammiano, Zach Tuller, Legislative Aide to Supervisor Ammiano, Pilar Schiavo, Legislative Aide to Supervisor Ammiano(26)

From Department of Emergency Management, responding to how the Department of Emergency Management will incorporate the role and expectations of the members of the Board of Supervisors into the City's Emergency Operations Plan.(27)

From Risk Management Program, submitting notice that there were no indemnification agreements approved under by this office for the period of January through October 2008. Copy: Each Supervisor(28)

From Emil Lawrence, submitting application and supporting documents regarding his application for an 1824 Administrative Analyst position.(29)

From Christian Holmer, submitting letter entitled "Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Orders of Determination" regarding outstanding request.(30)

From concerned citizens, submitting support for the integrated development of the Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point. File 081399, 3 letters(31)

From Emile Lawrence, commenting on the integration of the SF Taxi Commission into the Municipal Transportation Agency. File 081383(32)

From Ahimsa Porter Sumchai, submitting opposition to the Board of Supervisors signing binding agreements with the Lennar Corporation.(33)

From Kenny Cowan, regarding the alleged misuse of "White Zones" on Fulton Street between Gough and Franklin. Copy: Each Supervisor(34)

From Diana Verhalen, regarding proposed legislation that limits the use of City funds for non-profit executive director salaries. File 080846(35)

From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to the combustion turbine peaker project. 3 letters(36)

From concerned citizens, regarding the below market rate condominium conversion program. File 080520, Land Use Clerk, 2 letters(37)

From John Nelson, submitting support for the Community Justice Center.(38)

From Eric, regarding the use of plastic bags at the Gap. (39)

From Robert Allen, submitting support for merging BART and Caltrain into a single 5-county San Francisco Bay Rail District. Copy: Each Supervisor(40)

From Alex von Hauffe, regarding the lack of street cleaning on 8th Avenue in the Richmond District.(41)

From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to the Presidio's plan to build a large contemporary art museum and hotel in the Presidio. 3 letters(42)

From George Meserve, regarding why he will not visit San Francisco anymore.(43)

From Bernard Choden, regarding the Housing Element review.(44)

From Peter Goggin, submitting opposition to removing the middle income-housing alternative in the Mission District. File 081470(45)

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) 554-4933 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 and legislative files (which contain documents submitted after the distribution of the agenda packet) are available at the Board of Supervisors, Room 244, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102. Agendas are available on the Internet at www.sfgov.org/site/bos_meetingsFor information, call (415) 554-5184.
Board meetings are cablecast on SF Cable 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call (415) 554-4188.
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) 554-7701

Disability access
The Legislative Chamber and the Committee Room 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, N and T (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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