Board of Supervisors : February 03, 2009

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, February 3, 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

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 5

	Recommendation of the Public Safety Committee
		Present: Supervisors Campos, Mirkarimi, Alioto-Pier

1.	081599	[Accept and Expend grant - US Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women - $499,755]	Supervisor Elsbernd
		Resolution authorizing the Mayor's Office of Community Investment (MOCI) to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $499,755 from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Violence Against Women (OVW), FY 2008 Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program.



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	Recommendations of the Rules Committee
		Present: Supervisors Daly, Dufty

2.	081395	[Settlement of Lawsuit - Denise Caicedo - $47,500.00]
		Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Denise Caicedo against the City and County of San Francisco for $47,500.00; the lawsuit was filed on September 22, 2006 in Superior Court, Case No. 456-426; entitled Denise Caicedo v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)


		1/27/2009, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

3.	081618	[Settlement Of Lawsuit - Xiaomei Ma v. CCSF - $115,000]
		Ordinance authorizing settlement of Xiaomei Ma's claims in the lawsuit filed by Xiaomei Ma against the City and County of San Francisco for $115,000.00; the lawsuit was filed on April 6, 2007, in the San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 07-462106, entitled Ma v. City and County of San Francisco. (City Attorney)


		1/27/2009, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

4.	081199	[Medical Cannabis Act Revisions]	Mayor
		Ordinance approving amendments to the Medical Cannabis Act to clarify that a medical cannabis dispensary shall be a cooperative or collective and shall operate as a non-profit.


		1/27/2009, PASSED ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

5.	081511	[Reentry Council]	Supervisor Mirkarimi
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by modifying Section 5.1-3 to clarify that the Board of Supervisors shall appoint four, rather than three, of the members of the Reentry Council who are former inmates, and to exempt all members of the Reentry Council from the requirement that they be electors of the City and County.


		1/27/2009, 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

	Vetoed by the Mayor
		Consideration of Mayor's Veto.

6.	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]	Supervisor Daly
		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.

		NOTE: This action requires two-thirds vote. The Board may not amend the ordinance and may only vote in favor or in opposition to the veto override. The Board of Supervisors must act on the veto override within 30 days of the date of the veto. The Mayor vetoed the Ordinance on January 16, 2009. Therefore, the Board will lose the ability to override the veto unless it votes on the veto override on or before February 10, 2009. (Fiscal Impact.) (Supervisor Elsbernd dissented in committee.)
		12/9/2008, CONTINUED ON FIRST READING. Supervisor Sandoval was previously excused from voting on this matter. Continued to December 16, 2008.

		12/16/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING. Supervisor Sandoval was previously excused from voting on this matter. Supervisor Peskin requested to be added as a co-sponsor.

		1/6/2009, FINALLY PASSED.


		Action:___________________________

		Consideration of Mayor's Veto.

7.	081589	[Eastern Neighborhoods Zoning Map - Height District for Mission Street theater properties]
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Zoning Map by amending the height district designation for Assessor's Block 3595, Lot 024 on Mission Street between 19th and 20th Streets and Assessor's Block 3616, Lot 007 on Mission Street between 21st and 22nd Streets to 65-X/85-X; 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)

		NOTE: This action requires two-thirds vote. The Board may not amend the ordinance and may only vote in favor or in opposition to the veto override. The Board of Supervisors must act on the veto override within 30 days of the date of the veto. The Mayor vetoed the Ordinance on January 16, 2009. Therefore, the Board will lose the ability to override the veto unless it votes on the veto override on or before February 10, 2009.
		12/9/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING.

		12/16/2008, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.

		12/16/2008, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.

		1/6/2009, FINALLY PASSED.


		Action:___________________________

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

8.	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)

		(Fiscal Impact.)
		1/27/2009, PASSED ON FIRST READING.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

9.	081536	[WSIP Agreement No. CS-963, Program Construction Management Services - Not to Exceed $26,000,000]
		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)

		(Fiscal Impact.)
		1/27/2009, CONTINUED. Continued to February 3, 2009


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Board of Supervisors Sitting As a Committee of the Whole

10.	090103	[Hearing - Emergency ordinance modifying procedures and deadlines for a June 2, 2009 election]
		Hearing to consider the possible adoption of an emergency ordinance (1) finding that an emergency exists for purposes of Charter Section 2.107; (2) modifying various election procedures and deadlines for a June 2, 2009 special election; and (3) identifying the proposed revenue measures that would be submitted using the modified procedures.



		Action:___________________________

11.	090106	[Modifying election procedures and deadlines for a June 2, 2009 election]
		Emergency ordinance (1) finding that an emergency exists for purposes of Charter Section 2.107: (2) modifying various election procedures and deadlines for a June 2, 2009 special election; and (3) identifying the proposed revenue measures that would be submitted using the modified procedures.


		1/27/2009, DUPLICATED AND AMENDED to Board of Supervisors. Duplicated from File No. 090009.

		1/27/2009, CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON FINAL PASSAGE. Continued to February 3, 2009 with the Board sitting as a Committee of the Whole.


		Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

12.	090010	[Calling a municipal special election for June 2, 2009]
		Resolution calling for a municipal special election to be held June 2, 2009, for the purpose of submitting revenue and fiscal measures to the voters.

		(Fiscal Impact.)
		1/27/2009, CONTINUED. Continued to February 3, 2009.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

NEW BUSINESS

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

13.	081619	[Airport Lease and Operating Agreement]
		Resolution approving the exercise of the third of five one-year options to extend the term of Smarte Carte, Inc.'s Luggage Cart Lease and Operating Agreement No. 01-0343. (Airport Commission)

		(Fiscal Impact.)

		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

	From Budget and Finance Committee Without Recommendation
		Present: Supervisors Avalos, Mirkarimi, Chu

14.	081596	[Accept and Expend FY 2008-2009 Homeland Security Grant Program Grant and Amend Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009 - $2,112,026]	Supervisor Alioto-Pier
		Ordinance authorizing the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) to retroactively accept and expend a Homeland Security Grant Program grant in the amount of $2,112,026 from the United States Department of Homeland Security, through the California Governor's Office of Homeland Security, for disaster planning, and amending Ordinance No. 141-08 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-2009) to reflect the addition of three grant-funded positions at the Controller's Office, Mayor's Office on Disability, and Animal Care and Control.



		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

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

15.	080822	[Residential Rent Ordinance: Tenant Rights for Victims of Domestic Violence or Stalking]	Supervisors Chu, Mirkarimi, Dufty, Maxwell, Alioto-Pier, Chiu
		Ordinance amending Chapter 37 Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance by making findings and amending Sections 37.2 and 37.9 to provide protections for tenants who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault or stalking, including protection from evictions based on the actions of abusers or stalkers, and confidentiality protections.



		Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

16.	081581	[Approval of Port Lease to Pilara Family Foundation Lease No. L-14144 at Pier 24 Annex]
		Resolution approving Port Commission Lease No. L-14144 with the Pilara Family Foundation, a Nevada Non-Profit Corporation ("Pilara") for certain real property located at Pier 24 Annex in the City and County of San Francisco. (Port)



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

17.	081601	[Accept Local Gift of Services - $430,000]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Resolution authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept a gift of services with an estimated value of $430,000 from the Copra Crane Labor Landmark Association, a non-profit organization, for the restoration and preservation of the Port of San Francisco's "Copra Crane," located at Pier 84.



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

18.	081602	[Transferring streetscape improvements along Fillmore Street from the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to the City]	Supervisor Mirkarimi
		Resolution terminating a Major Street Encroachment Permit and recognizing the termination of two Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permits and Public Work Order No. 172,568, and the modification of a minor sidewalk encroachment permit, all pertaining to the installation and maintenance of streetscape improvements along portions of Fillmore Street between Post and McAllister Streets and transferring the ongoing maintenance responsibility for the streetscape improvements from the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to the City in exchange for 1.8 million dollars.



		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

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

19.	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.

20.	PUBLIC COMMENT


	An opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, including items being considered today which have not been considered by a Board committee and excluding items which have been considered by a Board committee. Members of the public may address the Board for up to three minutes. Each member of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. The President or the Board may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes. Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting.

	FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE


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

Items 21 and 22

21.	090104	[Preserving the California Mental Health Services Act]	Supervisor Avalos
		Resolution urging Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to sustain the state's commitment to mental health funding and preserve Proposition 63 monies for its intended purpose.


		1/27/2009, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.


		Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

22.	090105	[Accept and Expend Grant - Office of Language Services - $10,000]	Supervisor Chu
		Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of Language Services to accept and expend $10,000 from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, to create a pilot program to expand the organizational capacity of the City's law enforcement, criminal justice, and emergency management agencies to meet the cultural and linguistic needs of limited English proficient victims of domestic violence.


		1/27/2009, 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:_________________________________________

23.	IMPERATIVE AGENDA


	Resolution(s), if any, to be adopted within limits imposed by the Sunshine Ordinance and the Ralph M. Brown Act, introduced today, not on the printed agenda. For such resolutions to be considered, the Board must first adopt the Serious Injury Finding or the Purely Commendatory Finding and the Brown Act Finding.Each motion requires 8 votes or a unanimous 6 or 7. A unanimous vote is required for the resolution(s).



	[Serious Injury Finding] Motion that the Board find that for the resolution(s) being considered at this time "the need to take action is so imperative as to threaten serious injury to the public interest if action is deferred to a later meeting."



	[Purely Commendatory Finding] Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely commendatory.



	[Brown Act Finding] Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that for the resolution(s) being considered at this time there is a need to take immediate action and the need to take action came to the attention of the City and County of San Francisco after the agenda was posted.

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

	PROPOSED ORDINANCES
		Proposed ordinances received from January 17, 2009 through January 26, 2009 for reference by President to the appropriate committee on February 3, 2009.

	090076	[Administrative Code - Establishing Fees under the Community Preservation and Blight Reduction Act]
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 80, Section 80.4, to authorize the Department of Public Works to charge a fee of $250 to cover the cost of inspecting blighted properties and to charge an increased fee to recover additional inspection costs incurred in enforcement of the Community Preservation and Blight Reduction Act; and making environmental findings. (Public Works Department)


		1/26/2009, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 3/5/2009.

	090077	[Approving a Zoning Map Amendment in association with the proposed Project at 420 29th Avenue]
		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)


		1/26/2009, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 3/5/2009.

	PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
		Proposed resolution received from January 17, 2009 through January 26, 2009 for reference by President to the appropriate committee on February 3, 2009.

	090052	[Settlement of Administrative Enforcement Action - $87,000]
		Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated administrative enforcement action filed by the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board against San Francisco imposing a penalty of $87,000. (Public Utilities Commission)


		1/22/2009, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.

	090116	[Petitions and Communications]
		Petitions and Communications received from January 20, 2009 through January 26, 2009 for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk on February 3, 2009. From EDAW Inc., submitting copy of the Fairmont Hotel Revitalization and Residential Tower Project.(1) From Department of Public Health, submitting request for waiver of Administrative Code Chapter 12B to purchase hospital beds for Stryker Sales Corporation.(2) From Office of the Mayor, submitting notice of the Mayor's Teacher of the Month and Principal of the Year Award programs. Copy: Each Supervisor(3) From Office of the Mayor, withdrawing Jonathan Pearlman's name (at his request) as a nominee to the Historic Preservation Commission. Copy: Clerk, Rules Committee(4) From PUC Hetch Hetchy Water and Power, submitting request for waiver of Administrative Code Chapter 12B for PME Babbitt Bearings to purchase services for refurbishment of bearing shoes for Kirkwood Powerhouse Unit 1.(5) From David Tornheim, submitting opposition to the appointment of Jonathan Pearlman to the Historic Preservation Commission. Copy: Each Supervisor(6) From Kristen Fratto, commenting on the extremely valuable Neighborhood Emergency Response Training (NERT) program taught by the San Francisco Fire Department. Copy: Each Supervisor(7) From Office of the Mayor, submitting notice that Mayor Newsom will be out of the state of California from January 24, 2009 and returning on February 2, 2009. Supervisor Chu, Supervisor Elsbernd and Supervisor Dufty will serve as Acting-Mayor.Copy: Each Supervisor, Clerk(8) From concerned citizens, submitting support to restore Sharp Park. 4 letters(9) From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 20090106-006)(10) From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 20090106-005)(11) From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 20090106-002)(12) From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 200812-002)(13) From Municipal Transportation Agency, regarding the feasibility of installing a stop sign and/or traffic calming devices at various locations in District 4.(Reference No. 20081118-001)(14) From Department of Emergency Management, submitting copy of correspondence sent to constituent regarding an updated version to the Disaster Council for the January 23, 2009 meeting.(15) From Ahimsa Sumchai, submitting new information on the health effects of helicopter noise, crash incidence data through 2008 and other risk benefit analysis data.(16) From Bruce Brugman, submitting an editorial opposing privatizing taxicab permits.(17) From David Tornheim, regarding the Mayor's appointments to the Historic Preservation Commission.Copy: Each Supervisor(18) From Francisco Da Costa, submitting letter commenting that the SF Public Utilities Commission lacks accountability and transparency when it comes to process with twenty-six million at stake.(19) From Francisco Da Costa, commenting on Amy Brownwell's dismissal from the Hunters Point Shipyard Restoration Advisory Board.(20) From Clerk of the Board, submitting notice that the following individuals have submitted a Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests: (21) Pilar Schiavo, Legislative Aide to Supervisor Ammiano Zachary Tuller, Legislative Aide to Supervisor Ammiano David Noyola, Legislative Aide to Supervisor Chiu John Jackson, Legislative Aide to Supervisor Daly Nicholas Kinsey, Legislative Aide to Supervisor Sandoval Aaron Peskin, Supervisor From Ivan Pratt, submitting letter entitled "will we finance the people of the United States" dated January 23, 2009.(22) From Richard Skaff, submitting copy of letter sent to the Department of Building Inspection requesting if the department will modify or remove its dimensional tolerance policy.(23) From Budget Analyst, submitting Budget Analyst Activity Status Report for the Quarter ending December 31, 2008. Copy: Clerk(24) From E.L., submitting article from the Daily Journal newspaper regarding Mayor Newsom for Governor.(25) From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 20090106-003)(26) From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 20090106-004)(27) From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 200901113-002)(28) From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 200901113-003)(29) From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 200901113-004)(30) From Department of Public Works, responding to request to remove graffiti from various locations in District 5. (Reference No. 200901113-005)(31) From Maggie Rufo, commenting on the sale of a SF Zoo Giraffe to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo.(32) From State Board of Equalization, submitting dates and times of the annual Taxpayers' Bill of Rights public hearing. Copy: Each Supervisor(33) From State Fish and Game Commission, submitting notice of date change for public hearing to remove the California brown pelican from the list of endangered species.(34) From Patrick Monette-Shaw, regarding President Obama freezing salaries of staff earning over $100,000.(35) From Patrick Monette-Shaw, regarding the mid-year public health hearings.(36) From Patrick Monette-Shaw, alleging that San Francisco Officials are curtailing free speech and limiting first amendment rights on the June 2, 2009 Special Election.(37) From Francisco Da Costa, alleging that tons of millions of toxic dirt is buried at SF Mission Bay.(38) From Media Center, urging the Board to work with the management of Access SF, as well as with a strong coalition of public access individuals and non-profit organizations in San Francisco to help solve this critical funding problem before June 30, 2009.(39) From Office of the Controller, submitting report on the revenue and expenditures of the Golf Fund.(40) From James Ludwig, submitting opposition to taxing cars coming into the City. Copy: Each Supervisor(41) From Kevin Comora, submitting letter entitled "San Francisco's Board of Supervisors fail to activate public record hyperlinks, despite 4.1 million to 6.9 million personnel budget" dated January 24, 2009.(42) From Kelly Reed, submitting support for an amended version of Supervisor Maxwell's clean energy ordinance.(43) From State Fish and Game Commission, regarding recreational fishing regulations for federal groundfish and associated species for 2009 and 2010.(44) From Board President, submitting Board of Supervisors committee assignments.(45) APPOINTMENTS BY THE MAYOR Arts Commission Maya Draisin Jeannene Przyblyski Fire Commission George Lau Health Commission David Sanchez Catherine Waters Human Services Commission Kelly Dearman Anita Friedman Juvenile Probation Commission Katie Albright Library Commission Larry Kane

ADJOURNMENT

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