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, March 31, 2009
2:00 PM
Regular Meeting
DAVID CHIU, PRESIDENT
MICHELA ALIOTO-PIER, JOHN AVALOS, DAVID CAMPOS, CARMEN CHU, CHRIS DALY, BEVAN DUFTY, SEAN ELSBERND, ERIC MAR,SOPHIE MAXWELL, ROSS MIRKARIMI
Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board
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ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE |
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APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES |
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Approval of the February 24, 2009, and March 3, 2009, Board Meeting Minutes. |
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COMMUNICATIONS |
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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. |
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CONSENT AGENDA |
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| 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. |
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Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee |
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Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty |
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090262 |
[Lease of Real Property at 520 Jones Street] |
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| Resolution authorizing and approving the lease by and between the City and County of San Francisco, for the Department of Public Health, as Tenant, and Pacific Bay Inn, Inc., as Landlord, for the Pacific Bay Inn located at 520 Jones Street, San Francisco. (Real Estate Department) |
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| Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? |
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Recommendations of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee |
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Present: Supervisors Dufty, Daly |
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090198 |
[Accept and Expend Federal Grant Funds - San Francisco Fire Department - $297,030] |
Supervisor Dufty |
| Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Fire Department to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $297,030 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop and implement an Advanced Driver Training Program for its uniformed employees. (Fire Department) |
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| Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? |
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090280 |
[Accept and Expend State Grant Funds - S.F. Recreation and Park Department - $157,000] |
Supervisor Dufty |
| Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a Habitat Conservation Fund Grant administered by the California Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $157,000 for the Glen Canyon Islais Creek Restoration Project. |
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| Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? |
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090282 |
[Accept and Expend Federal Grant Funds - Department of Public Works - $1,475,675] |
Supervisor Elsbernd |
| Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,475,675 from the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance Edward Byrne Memorial Discretionary Grants Program. |
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| Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? |
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090283 |
[Accept and Expend Department of Energy 700 Pennsylvania Avenue Grant Funds - $610,080] |
Supervisor Maxwell |
| Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $610,080 from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2008 under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58) for the Muni Ways & Structures Building (700 Pennsylvania Avenue) Solar Evaluation Project. |
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(Fiscal Impact.)
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| Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? |
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Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee |
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Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu |
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090077 |
[Approving a Zoning Map Amendment in association with the proposed Project at 420 29th Avenue] |
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| Ordinance amending Sheet ZN04 of the Zoning Maps of the City and County of San Francisco for the real property located at 420 29th Avenue (Assessor's Block 1460/Lot 015) and known as St. Peter's Church between Geary Boulevard and Clement Street, to reclassify the property from an RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family) District to an RM-1 (Residential Mixed, Low Density) District, in order to permit the development of a proposed affordable housing project for developmentally disabled adults; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code, and environmental findings. (Planning Department) |
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3/24/2009, PASSED ON FIRST READING. |
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| Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED? |
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090170 |
[Mission Bay North-Acceptance of Blocks N4, N4A and N5 Public Infrastructure Improvements] |
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| Ordinance accepting the Mission Bay Blocks N4, N4A and N5 Public Infrastructure Improvements on Berry Street Connector Road, King Street Frontage Road and portions of Berry Street and Fifth Street; designating street grades and sidewalk widths; accepting the Irrevocable Offers of the acquisition facilities for public use and maintenance purposes; adopting environmental findings and findings that such actions are consistent with the City's General Plan, eight priority policy findings of City's Planning Code Section 101.1, and the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 178,006; and authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance. (Public Works Department) |
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3/24/2009, PASSED ON FIRST READING. |
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| Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED? |
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090171 |
[Mission Bay-Acceptance of 16th Street and Vermont Street Intersection Public Infrastructure Improvements] |
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| Ordinance accepting the 16th Street and Vermont Street Intersection Public Infrastructure Improvements; accepting the Irrevocable Offers of the acquisition facilities for public use and maintenance purposes; adopting environmental findings and findings that such actions are consistent with the City's General Plan, eight priority policy findings of City's Planning Code section 101.1, and the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan; accepting Department of Public Works Order No. 178,016; and authorizing official acts in connection with this ordinance. (Public Works Department) |
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3/24/2009, PASSED ON FIRST READING. |
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| Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED? |
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Recommendations of the Rules Committee |
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Present: Supervisors Daly, Chu, Campos |
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090212 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - State of California v. Foley, City and County of San Francisco, et al.] |
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| Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by State of California, acting through the Department of Transportation ("Caltrans") against the City and County of San Francisco in exchange for the provision of an easement modification agreement relocating certain access rights and otherwise preserving the pre-existing easement rights of the City and County of San Francisco and making environmental findings; the lawsuit was filed on June 29, 2006 in Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG06277087, entitled State of California v. Foley, City and County of San Francisco, et al.; other material terms of said settlement are set forth in the Stipulation For Judgment in Condemnation and [Proposed] Judgment (and exhibits thereto), contained in Board of Supervisors File No. 090212. (City Attorney) |
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090261 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - Estenoz v. First American Title Insurance Company, et al.] |
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| Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit entitled Estenoz v. First American Title Insurance Company, et al., filed on November 26, 2007 by Ernesto Estenoz, Administrator With Will Annexed of the Estate of Guillermo Crosbie-Grimaldo, aka G. Crosbie-Grimaldo, aka Guillermo Crosbie, deceased, against the City and County of San Francisco, in San Francisco Superior Court Case No.CGC 07-469460; settlement in exchange for plaintiff's waiver of the right to appeal the order granting summary judgment and judgment entered thereon, and on such further terms set forth in the Settlement Agreement dated as of January 31, 2009, contained in Board of Supervisors File No. 090261, or as shall be negotiated and approved by the City Attorney's Office. (City Attorney) |
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| Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING? |
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090303 |
[Appointment, Child Care Planning and Advisory Council - Maria Luz Torre] |
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| Motion appointing Maria Luz Torre, term ending December 31, 2010, to the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council. |
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| Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED? |
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090304 |
[Appointment, Voting Systems Task Force - James Soper] |
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| Motion appointing James Soper, term to be determined, to the Voting Systems Task Force, residency requirement waived. |
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| Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED? |
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| Questions on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, or adoption, as indicated:______________________________________________ |
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090340 |
[Adopting findings related to the reversal of the approval of the mitigated negative declaration adopted by the Planning Commission for 110 The Embarcadero] |
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| Motion adopting findings related to the reversal of the approval of the mitigated negative declaration adopted by the Planning Commission for 110 The Embarcadero. (Clerk of the Board) |
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3/24/2009, REFERRED to Board of Supervisors. |
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| Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED? |
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Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee |
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Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty |
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090024 |
[Modifies the cap on the amount that an individual production can receive under the Film Rebate Program, eliminates partial rebate of hotel and sales tax] |
Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Dufty |
| Ordinance amending Administrative Code Section 57.8 by changing the cap on individual rebates from the total amount of taxes that the production paid to the City, to $600,000, modifying the definition of "qualified production cost" by eliminating fees and hotel and sales taxes from that definition, and requiring good faith efforts to hire disadvantaged individuals as a condition of receipt of a rebate. |
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(Fiscal Impact.)
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3/24/2009, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. |
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3/24/2009, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED. |
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| Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED? |
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Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee |
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Present: Supervisors Mirkarimi, Mar, Maxwell |
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081400 |
[Recreation and Park Department - Water Use Efficiency and Recycled Water] |
Supervisors Mirkarimi, Maxwell, Campos, Mar |
| Ordinance making environmental findings and amending San Francisco Park Code Article 3 by adding Section 3.19, to require the Recreation and Park Department to maximize water use efficiency and to use Recycled Water where available for Park irrigation needs. |
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3/17/2009, PASSED ON FIRST READING. |
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3/24/2009, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. Supervisors Campos and Mar requested to be added as a co-sponsors. |
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3/24/2009, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED. |
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| Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED? |
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Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee |
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Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu, Campos, Dufty |
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090281 |
[Adopting findings related to San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) Alameda Siphon No. 4 Project] |
Supervisor Elsbernd |
| Resolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), CEQA Guidelines, and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program, related to the funding of the Alameda Siphon No. 4 Project, and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to notify the Controller of this action. |
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| Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED? |
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Recommendations of the City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee |
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Present: Supervisors Dufty, Daly |
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081330 |
[Adopting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child] |
Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Campos |
| Resolution urging the Board of Supervisors to adopt the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and supporting its inalienable freedoms for children and youth in San Francisco. |
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3/3/2009, AMENDED. Supervisor Campos requested to be added as a co-sponsor. |
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3/3/2009, RE-REFERRED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. Rereferred as amended. |
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Present: Supervisors Dufty, Mirkarimi |
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081526 |
[Requesting Establishment of a Do Not Mail Registry] |
Supervisors Mirkarimi, Dufty, Campos |
| Resolution urging both the California State Legislature and United States Congress to establish a Do Not Mail Registry. |
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12/9/2008, CONTINUED. Continued to December 16, 2008. |
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12/16/2008, REFERRED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. Supervisor Campos requested to be added as a co-sponsor. |
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Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee |
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Present: Supervisors Maxwell, Mar, Chiu |
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090178 |
[Zoning Map Amendments in connection with the Balboa Park Station Area Plan] |
Supervisors Avalos, Elsbernd |
| Ordinance amending Sheets ZN11, ZN12, HT11, HT12 and SU12 of the City and County of San Francisco Zoning Map to revise use districts and height and bulk districts within the Balboa Park Station Area Plan and to delete the Ocean Avenue Fast Food Restricted Use Subdistrict in its entirety; and making various findings, including CEQA findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1. |
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(Economic Impact)
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090180 |
[Approving General Plan Amendments in connection with the Balboa Park Station Area Plan] |
Supervisors Avalos, Elsbernd |
| Ordinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by the Balboa Park Station Area Plan and approving General Plan amendments to implement the aforementioned Plan by amending various General Plan Elements; making environmental findings that the proposed amendments are consistent with the General Plan and the eight priority policies of the Planning Code Section 101.1. |
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(Economic Impact)
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090181 |
[Planning Code amendments in connection with the Balboa Park Station Area Plan] |
Supervisors Avalos, Elsbernd |
| Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding and amending various sections to implement the Balboa Park Station Area Plan, running the length of Ocean Avenue generally from Manor Drive to San Jose Avenue, including properties adjacent to Geneva Avenue from Ocean Avenue to San Jose Avenue and properties adjacent to San Jose Avenue from Mt. Vernon Avenue to Ocean Avenue, and including the City College of San Francisco Phelan campus and San Francisco Public Utilities Commission property adjacent to Phelan Avenue; adopting the Balboa Park Station Area Plan 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. |
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090179 |
[Balboa Park Station Area Plan - monitoring program] |
Supervisors Avalos, Elsbernd |
| Ordinance amending the Administrative Code Chapter 10E to establish the Balboa Park Station Area Plan Monitoring Program for purposes of reviewing the effectiveness of the Balboa Park Station Area Plan and implementation of specified improvements; and adopting environmental findings. |
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090182 |
[Federal Economic Recovery Support for Balboa Park Station Area Plan] |
Supervisor Avalos |
| Resolution urging city departments to set the Balboa Park Station Area Plan as an identified priority when seeking Federal Economic Stimulus funding, and to work with San Francisco's Congressional delegation to ensure, to the extent possible, that Federal Economic Recovery legislation includes funding for the Balboa Park Station Area Plan. |
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Recommendations of the Rules Committee |
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Present: Supervisors Daly, Chu, Campos |
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090153 |
[Appointment, Police Commission - Vincent Pan] |
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| Motion confirming the Rules Committee's nomination of, and appointing, Vincent Pan, term ending April 30, 2010, to the San Francisco Police Commission. |
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090259 |
[Reappointment, Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors - Tom Nolan] |
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| Motion confirming the Mayor's reappointment of Tom Nolan to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, term ending March 1, 2013. (Mayor) |
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090302 |
[Appointment, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District - Richard Grosboll] |
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| Motion appointing Richard Grosboll, term ending January 31, 2011, to the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. |
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Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole |
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(Pending approval of File No. 090350.)
(The President may entertain a motion to continue this matter.) |
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090316 |
[Committee of the Whole - Hearing on the Board of Supervisors' roles and responsibilities during a City Emergency] |
Supervisors Maxwell, Chiu |
| Hearing on the roles and responsibilities of the Board of Supervisors during a City Emergency. |
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SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M - Recognition of Commendations |
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ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS |
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| 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. |
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PUBLIC COMMENT |
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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. |
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090382 |
[Update on labor negotiations concerning City workers from the Mayor's Office and the Department of Human Resources] |
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Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session on March 31, 2009, with the Mayor's Office and the Department of Human Resources concerning negotiations with Labor Unions representing City Workers.
This closed session is permitted by Government Code Section 54957.6 and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(e). |
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[Elect To Disclose]
Motion that the Board finds it is in the public interest to disclose information discussed in closed session, and directs the President immediately to disclose that information. |
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[Elect Not to Disclose]
Motion that the Board finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time not to disclose its closed session deliberations. |
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FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE |
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| 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. |
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090350 |
[Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole - March 31, 2009] |
Supervisors Maxwell, Chiu |
| Motion that the Board convenes as a Committee of the Whole on March 31, 2009, to consider Board of Supervisors File Number 090316, a hearing to discuss the Board's roles and responsibilities in the event of a City emergency. |
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3/17/2009, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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3/24/2009, CONTINUED. Supervisor Maxwell requested that this matter be severed so that it might be considered separately. |
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090371 |
[Rebuild of St. Luke's Hospital - Evaluation of temporary hospital structure] |
Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Maxwell |
| Resolution urging the California Pacific Medical Center to evaluate the concept of building a temporary hospital while constructing the rebuild of St. Luke's Hospital. |
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3/24/2009, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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090372 |
[Rebuild of St. Luke's Hospital] |
Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Maxwell |
| Resolution urging the Planning Department and the Historic Preservation Commission to evaluate the historic integrity of the 1912 building on the St. Luke's campus and to determine whether or not the 1912 building might be a historic resource under the California Environmental Quality Act. |
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3/24/2009, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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090373 |
[Supporting Assembly Bill 700, the Creative Industries and Community Revitalization Act] |
Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi |
| Resolution supporting Assembly Bill 700, the Creative Industries and Community Revitalization Act; supporting creation of the Creative Industries and Community Economic Revitalization Fund; and urging passage of Assembly Bill 700 in the current legislative session. |
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3/24/2009, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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090374 |
[National Start! Walking Day - April 8, 2009] |
Supervisor Chiu |
| Resolution proclaiming April 8, 2009, as National Start! Walking Day in San Francisco. |
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3/24/2009, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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090375 |
[Supporting Assembly Bill 1000, paid sick day legislation] |
Supervisor Daly |
| Resolution declaring support of Assembly Bill 1000 (Ma) that would provide California workers with earned paid sick days. |
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3/24/2009, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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090376 |
[Accept and Expend Grant - Juvenile Probation Department - $25,000] |
Supervisor Elsbernd |
| Resolution authorizing the Juvenile Probation Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $25,000 from the Annie E. Casey Foundation for continuing support of the juvenile justice reform activities at the Juvenile Probation Department. |
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3/24/2009, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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090377 |
[Urging the Board of Supervisors to endorse and support the event "SF Youth Unity", a youth environmental summit and green block party] |
Supervisor Elsbernd |
| Resolution urging the Board of Supervisors to endorse and support the event SF Youth Unity , a youth environmental summit and green block party. |
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3/24/2009, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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090378 |
[Supporting Senate Bill 675, the Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Job Training, Career Education and Dropout Prevention Act] |
Supervisors Mar, Maxwell |
| Resolution supporting Senate Bill 675, the Clean Technology and Renewable Energy Job Training, Career Education and Dropout Prevention Act. |
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3/24/2009, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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090379 |
[Rescheduling the April 7, 2009 Board meeting to 10:00 am] |
Supervisor Chiu |
| Motion rescheduling the April 7, 2009 regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors to begin at 10:00 am in the Board Chamber in City Hall on that day. |
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3/24/2009, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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| Questions on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda:_________________________________________ |
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IMPERATIVE AGENDA |
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| 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). |
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[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." |
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[Purely Commendatory Finding]
Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely commendatory. |
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[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. |
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PROPOSED ORDINANCES |
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Proposed ordinances received from March 17, 2009 to March 23, 2009, for reference by President to appropriate committee on March 31, 2009. |
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090354 |
[Settlement of Lawsuit - State of California, Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs - $604,354] |
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| Ordinance authorizing settlement of the administrative action filed by the State of California, Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs against the City and County of San Francisco for $604,354; the administrative action was initiated on March 20, 2008, in the California Office of Administrative Hearings, Case Nos. SACPA 02/03-38 and 03/04-38, OAH No. 2008070346 entitled In the Matter of the Audit of the City and County of San Francisco, Substance Abuse and Crime Prevention Act. (City Attorney) |
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3/17/2009, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. |
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PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS |
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Proposed resolutions received from March 17, 2009 to March 23, 2009, for reference by President to appropriate committee on March 31, 2009. |
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090355 |
[Airport Commission's Declaration of Emergency Contract Pursuant to Sec. 6.60 of the San Francisco Administrative Code] |
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| Resolution concurring with the Airport Commission's Declaration of Emergency in response to the boiler failures at the Airport and approving a contract between the Airport Commission and Ghiloti Brothers for the purchase of two new boilers. (Airport Commission) |
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3/18/2009, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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090356 |
[Agreement to Sell the Dolores Hotel Located at 35-37 Woodward Street] |
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| Resolution approving and authorizing the execution and performance of an Agreement For Sale of Real Estate relating to the property commonly known as the Dolores Hotel and located at 35-37 Woodward Street; adopting findings that the sale is exempt from Environmental Review and is consistent with the City's General Plan and Eight Priority Policies of City Planning Code Section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property and the Director of the Mayor's Office of Housing to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution. (Real Estate Department) |
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3/19/2009, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. |
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090398 |
[Petitions and Communications] |
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Petitions and Communications received from March 17, 2009 through March 23, 2009 for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk on March 31, 2009.
From Library Commission, submitting resolution urging the Board of Supervisors not to submit proposed ballot measure that would amend the Charter to set a dollar cap on the Library Preservation Fund set-aside. Copy: Each Supervisor, Rules Clerk(1)
From Library Commission, submitting resolution urging the Board of Supervisors, to authorize the Library Commission to establish a two-week fee amnesty program in 2009 for overdue library materials. Copy: Each Supervisor, Rules Clerk(2)
From Planning Department, submitting notice soliciting community leaders to participate in developing the City's plan for housing. Copy: Each Supervisor(3)
From Arthur Evans, commenting on the Board of Supervisors suspending their own rules to pass a resolution to replace U.S. Attorney for Northern California, Joseph Russoniello.(4)
From Ozumo Restaurant, submitting support for the proposed development of the 110 Embarcadero Project. File 090159, Copy: Each Supervisor(5)
From S.F. Tomorrow, submitting opposition to the proposed development of the 110 Embarcadero Project. File 090159(6)
From concerned citizens, submitting support for restoring Sharp Park. File 090329, Approximately 30 letters(7)
From concerned citizens, urging the Recreation and Park Commission not to layoff Carli Fullerton, the director of the Golden Gate Park Senior Community Center. 5 letters(8)
From Sue Cauthen, regarding the Board of Supervisors Library Citizens Advisory Committee.(9)
From Clerk of the Board, submitting notice that the following individuals have submitted a Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests:(10)
Ohn Myint (COB-Annual)
Michael Bell (LAFCo-Annual)
Douglas Comstock (SOTF-Leaving)
Debra Newman (Budget Analyst-Annual)
Chris Daly (Supervisor-Annual)
Erasmo Vazquez (COB-Annual)
From D. Miles Jr., suggesting roller-skating and inline skating as a physical fitness tool to get youth in shape at public schools and recreation centers.(11)
From Upper Noe Neighbors, submitting support for the 30th Street Senior Center's meals program. Copy: Each Supervisor(12)
From Shirley Stucky, urging the Board of Supervisors not to elimate the 3 Jackson bus line.(13)
From Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, notifying the Board that a Board of Directors meeting of the Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired will meet on April 23, 2009 at 214 Van Ness Avenue.(14)
From Rick Phipps, submitting support for a variance by the Alternative to Meds Center at 827 Guerrero Street.(15)
From Fire Department, submitting notice of a fire and life safety inspection at San Bruno Jail #5 west & east, per the mandate of Section 13146.1, California Health and Safety Code.(16)
From concerned citizens, submitting opposition to the proposed closure of Park Branch Library.2 letters(17)
From Equitable Quality Universal Affordable Health, submitting support for strengthening and expanding existing public health programs as the building block to achieving health reform that control costs and improves the public's health. File 090291(18)
From Douglas Millar, regarding various topics.(19)
From Francisco Da Costa, regarding students and youth impacted by San Francisco City politics.(20)
From Office of Citizen Complaints, submitting the 2007 Annual Statistical Report.(21)
From Office of Citizen Complaints, submitting the 2008 Annual Statistical Report.(22)
From Hanson Bridgett LLP, submitting motion to dismiss the application of Red and White Ferries, Inc.(23)
From Hanson Bridgett LLP, submitting motion to strike reply of applicant Red and White Ferries, Inc.(24)
From Hanson Bridgett LLP, submitting first amendment to protest of Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District to Application No. No. A 0901016.(25)
From Hanson Bridgett LLP, submitting declaration of James Swindler in support of motion to dismiss application of Red and White Ferries, Inc.(26)
From Law Offices of Daniel Reidy and Hanson Bridgett LLP, submitting joint notice of Ex Parte Communication regarding Red and White Ferries.(27)
From Law Offices of Daniel Reidy, submitting joinder in motion of protestant Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District to dismiss the application of Red and White Ferries, Inc.(28) |
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| Meeting Procedures |
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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. |
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| Disability access |
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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. |
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| Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance |
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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 |
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| Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements |
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| 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 |