May 08, 2000

The meeting was called to order at 2:01 p.m. On call of the roll, the following Supervisors were noted absent:

Supervisors Becerril, Katz, Teng, Yee - 4.

Quorum present.

Supervisor Becerril was noted present at 2:03 p.m.

Supervisor Katz was noted present at 2:49 p.m.

Supervisor Teng was noted present at 2:02 p.m.

Supervisor Yee was noted present at 2:02 p.m.

(Jane B. Silver v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Superior Court Case No. 996-166 consolidated with Yee v. City and County of San Francisco, Superior Court No. 9810-740;) (Dennis G. Liebenson v. City and County of San Francisco, et al., San Francisco Superior Court Case No. 996-432 consolidated with Yee v. City and County of San Francisco, Superior Court No. 980-740.)

(S.F. Superior Court No. 997-764; filed September 10, 1998)

(Claim No. 00-00504.)

Chester F. Villalba, Seat 16, succeeding himself, must be family member, new three-year term ending January 31, 2003.

Catherine Tchen-Kenna, Seat 1, succeeding herself, must be a public-at-large appointment, for new two-year term ending April 30, 2002; Frederick Hobson, Seat 2, succeeding June Wilson, must be a public-at-large appointment, for new two-year term ending April 30, 2002; Cheryl Bentley, Seat 5, succeeding Thomas Mills, must be a public-at-large appointment, for unexpired two-year term ending April 30, 2001.

Claire Skiffington, Seat 1, vacant seat, must be a member of the transgender community; new two-year term ending June 1, 2002; Theresa Sparks, Seat 2, vacant seat, must be a member of the transgender community; new two-year term ending June 1, 2002; Jordy Jones, Seat 3, vacant seat, must be a member of the transgender community; new two-year term ending June 1, 2002; Sarah Marshall, Seat 4, vacant seat, must be a member of the transgender community; new two-year term ending June 1, 2002; Riley Morgan, Seat 5, vacant seat, must be a member of the transgender community; new two-year term ending June 1, 2002; David Cameron Strachan, Seat 6, vacant seat, must be a member of the transgender community; new two-year term ending June 1, 2002; Matthew Martin, Seat 7, vacant seat, must be a member of the transgender community; new two-year term ending June 1, 2002; L. J. Irving, Seat 8, vacant seat, must be a member of the transgender community; new two-year term ending June 1, 2002; Jo Ellen Fisher, Seat 9, vacant seat, must be a member of the transgender community; new two-year term ending June 1, 2002; Shawna Virago, Seat 10, vacant seat, must be a member of the transgender community; new two-year term ending June 1, 2002; Dominique Rosa Leslie, vacant seat, Seat 11, must be a member of the transgender community; new two-year term ending June 1, 2002.

(Adds Section 790.135; amends Article 7 Tables.) (4/11/00, City Planning Resolution No. 15019 adopted April 6, 2000, recommending approval of the proposed amendments to the City Planning Code dated 1/10/00. Determined to be categorically exempt from environmental review as a General Rule Exclusion pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines.)

(Fiscal impact.)

(Fiscal impact.)

(Amends Sections 1302, 1308, 1388, and 1396; adds Section 1316.) (Supervisor Yee excused from voting in committee.)

(Repeals Sections 16.17 and 16.17-1; companion measure to File 000561.)

(Repeals Sections 16.83-1, 16.83-3, and 16-83-4; renumbers Section 16.83-2 as Section 2A.31.)

(Repeals Sections 16.108 through 16.117.)

(Amends Sections 16.900, 16.902, 16.903, 16.904, and 16.906.)

(Amends Sections 16.900, 16.902, 16.903, 16.904, and 16.905.)

(Amends Sections 33.3, 33.4, and 33.7.)

(Amends Section 2A.70.; deletes Sections 36.1 through 36.7, and Sections 36A.1 through 36A.3.)

(Amends Section 54.2; repeals Section 54.5.)

(Companion measure to File 000533.)

(Amends Section 250.)

(Amends Section 251.)

(Amends Section 252.)

(Amends Section 253.)

(Amends Section 254.)

(Amends Section 255.)

(Amends Section 257.)

The President resumed the Chair shortly thereafter.

(Amends Administrative Code Chapter 12A Sections 12A.1, 12A.5, 12A.8; Chapter 12B Sections 12B.1, 12B.2; Chapter 12C Sections 12C.1, 12C.3; amends Police Code Article 33 Sections 3303, 3304 and 3305.)

(Fiscal impact.)

The President resumed the Chair shortly thereafter.

(Fiscal impact.)

(Amends Sections 37.2, 37.3, 37A.1)

(Adds Article 42B.)

(Categorically exempt from environmental review process pursuant to Class 1 exemptions of Title 14 of the California Administrative Code; companion measure to Files 000297, 000298, 000299.) (Appeal filed April 19, 2000.)

Eula Walters, supporting Ferry Park;

Male speaker, civil rights regarding speaking on renter’s rights, public financing reform;

Marlene Tran, Bayview resident, Female speaker, Andy Lee, appreciation of support to relocate proposed parole office;

Male speaker, general issues relating to San Francisco;

Kathy Perry, supporting a Bayview Hunters Point forum to bridge the racial divide in those communities;

James Chaffey, alleging graft at the San Francisco Library;

Dr. Robert Ginche, Dr. Martin, Mily Trabing, Dr. Kate Beyner, Khalil Habeeb, Dr. JoEllen Brainin-Rodriguez, Shannon Coughlin, Nora Roman, Daniel Ng, Shirley Chang, Dr. Heather Clague, John Grimes, Susan Thomas, Joanne Wile, Ken Gee, Francis Lu, Julianna, Wendy Westine, Denise D’Anne, Michelle Vandel, opposed to reassignments of staff and closure of psychiatric beds at San Francisco General;

Michael Nulty, District 6.

(DPW Order No. 172,293.)

(Amends Sections 5.120, 5.121 and 5.122.)

(Adds Section 12A.18.)

(Amends Subsection 12D.A.9(A)(5), adds Subsection 12D.A.10(C).)

(Amends Section 303.) (Categorically exempt from environmental review as a non-physical matter pursuant to Section 15061(b)(1) of the State CEQA Guidelines; Planning Resolution of Intent No. 14877 adopted September 9, 1999, initiating the proposed amendment; Planning Resolution No. 14892 adopted October 7, 1999, recommending adoption of the proposed amendment.) (Planning Commission Resolution No. 4963 adopted January 20, 2000 recommending approval of the proposed amendment as presented in the above substitute ordinance.)

(Amends Section 10.157; deletes 10.157-1 and 10.157.2.)

(Planning Commission Resolution No. 15020 dated April 16, 2000 recommending adoption of the Planning Code amendments as presented in the above ordinance. General Rule Exclusion from environmental review.)

(Amends Section 1148.1.)

(Certificate of Determination of Exemption/Exclusion from Environmental Review dated May 1, 2000.)

(Certificate of Determination of Exemption/Exclusion from Environmental Review dated May 1, 2000.)

(Fiscal impact.)

(DPT Order No. 1984.)

(DPT Order No. 1984.)

(DPT Order No. 1984.)

(Fiscal impact.)

To: City Attorney

Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation which would prohibit the issuance of conditional use permits for conversion of multiple unit buildings to residences with fewer units than existed prior to the demolition or alteration of the property with variances allowed for enhancing structural safety or returning a house to its original historic design.

From: Supervisors Leno, Katz

To: Chief of Police and District Attorney

Requesting/Inquiring: To provide data on the Police Department’s handling of bike-related incidents and the District Attorney’s prosecution rates of motorists who injure cyclists.

From: Supervisor Yaki

To: City Attorney

Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation to amend Section 6.8 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to specifically provide that usage or ringing of a cell phone, pager, or other electronic communication device shall be considered disorderly conduct and subjects the individual to immediate removal from a Board or Committee meeting. In addition, to report if this same rule can be extended to Commission meetings as well.

Due

From: Supervisor Ammiano

To: Director, Planning Department and Budget Analyst

Requesting/Inquiring: To request from the Planning Director a progress report on the permanent planning controls to establish industrial protection zones promised by the Director during consideration of interim controls approved last year as well as a complete list of commercial projects considered and approved by the Planning Commission since July 1, 1999, including affordable housing, child care and transit impact development fees imposed.

To request from the Budget Analyst, working with the Planning Department, a determination of the amount of affordable housing revenue lost to the Citywide Affordable Housing

Haskell Titchell (Supervisor Kaufman)

Juanita Riefloff (Supervisor Ammiano)

Marcelle Y. Cook-Daniels (Supervisor Ammiano)

Mildred C. Barnes (Supervisors Leno, Katz, Bierman, Kaufman)

Cardinal John O’Connor (Supervisors Newsom, Becerril)

Michael Wallace (Supervisor Ammiano)

Gloria L. Young, Clerk

N.B. The Minutes of this meeting set forth all actions taken by the Board of Supervisors on the matters stated, but not necessarily the chronological sequence in which the matters were taken up.

Approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 19, 2000.

I, Gloria L. Young, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the Minutes of said Board on the date stated and was approved as recited.