Agenda & Minutes Archive
City and County of San Francisco
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MEETING MINUTES
Monday, August 16, 1999
6:00 PM
Balboa High School
Special Meeting
Board of Supervisors
TOM AMMIANO, PRESIDENT
ALICIA BECERRIL, SUE BIERMAN, AMOS BROWN, LESLIE KATZ,
BARBARA KAUFMAN, MARK LENO, GAVIN NEWSOM,
MABEL TENG, MICHAEL YAKI, LELAND Y. YEE
Members Present: |
Tom Ammiano, Alicia Becerril, Sue Bierman, Amos Brown, Leslie
Katz, Barbara Kaufman, Mark Leno, Gavin Newsom, Michael Yaki, Leland
Y. Yee. |
Members Excused: |
None. |
Members Absent: |
Mabel Teng. |
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ROLL
CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE |
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The Board of Supervisors of the City and County
of San Francisco met in special session at Balboa High School on the
above date with President Tom Ammiano presiding.
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. On call of the roll,
the following Supervisors were noted absent:
Supervisors Bierman, Katz, Teng, Yee - 4.
Quorum present.
Supervisor Bierman was noted present at 6:01 p.m.
Supervisor Katz was noted present at 6:07 p.m.
Supervisor Teng was excused. (See infra.)
Supervisor Yee was noted present at 6:07 p.m
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Supervisor
Teng Excused from Attendance |
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Supervisor Yaki,
seconded by Supervisor Newsom, moved to excuse Supervisor Teng from
attending today’s meeting. The motion carried by the following vote:
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Ayes:
8 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Yaki, Yee
Absent: 3 - Leno, Newsom, Teng
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APPROVAL
OF MEETING MINUTES |
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Supervisor Yaki,
seconded by Supervisor Kaufman, moved to APPROVE the June 28 and July
6, 1999 Meeting Minutes. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Ayes:
8 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Yaki
Absent: 3 - Katz, Teng, Yee
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Introduction
of Guests |
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The following persons were recognized by the
Board prior to commencing the meeting:
Mary Harris;
Captain Marsha Ash;
May Chen sang a song;
Maria Picar Dancers, Arts Connection Excelsior OMI Beacon Center,
James Denman Middle School, performed before the Board.
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Presentation
Made |
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Supervisor Ammiano introduced, welcomed and
presented a commendation on behalf of the Board of Supervisors to Michal
Eden, Council Member, Tel Aviv City, Israel.
Supervisor Katz presented a Certificate of Honor to Council person
Michal Eden for being the only open gay elected official.
Council member Eden thanked the Board of Supervisors and commented
this is the City with the coolest summer and the warmest welcome.
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Recommendations
of the Finance and Labor Committee |
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991389 |
[Amending the Health Code
to establish patient rates for services, effective July 1, 1999] |
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Ordinance amending
Health Code by amending Section 128 to fix patient rates for services
furnished by Department of Public Health, retroactively to July 1, 1999.
(Amends Section 128)
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Ordinance No. 236-99
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FINALLY PASSED |
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Recommendations
of the Transportation and Land Use Committee |
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991447 |
[Stop Intersections] |
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Resolution designating
certain intersections as "STOP" intersections:
STOP SIGNS - ESTABLISH
Baker and Lombard Streets, northeast and southwest corners, stopping
Lombard Street (makes this an all-way STOP)
Pacific Avenue and Montgomery Street, northeast corner, stopping westbound
Pacific Avenue (makes this an all-way STOP) (Department of Parking and
Traffic)
(DPT Order No. 1780.)
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Resolution No. 776-99
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ADOPTED |
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991448 |
[Parking Regulations, Various
Locations] |
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Resolution enacting
and rescinding parking regulations at various locations:
PARKING METER AREA NO. 3 (1-HOUR PARKING TIME LIMIT, 9 AM - 6 PM, MONDAY
THROUGH SATURDAY) - ESTABLISH
Post Street, north side, between Scott and Divisadero Streets
Post Street, north side, from 80 feet to 303 feet west of Divisadero
Street (223-foot zone)
Post Street, south side, from Divisadero Street to 67 feet westerly
(67-foot zone)
PERPENDICULAR (90-DEGREE ANGLE) PARKING - ESTABLISH
York Street, east side, from 18th Street to 250 feet northerly (250-foot
zone)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "I" - ESTABLISH
2280 Mission Street, west side, between 18th and 19th Streets (adds
specified address only)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "J" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 7 AM - 9 PM,
EVERYDAY) - ESTABLISH
Waller Street, both sides, between Shrader and Stanyan Streets (1700
block)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "J" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 5 PM,
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH
Lawton Street, both sides, between 11th and 12th Avenues (500 block)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "O" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 6 PM,
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH
15th Avenue, both sides, between Rivera and Santiago Streets (2200 block)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "R" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 9 AM - 6 PM,
MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) - ESTABLISH
Ivy Street, both sides, between Gough and Octavia Streets (300 block)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "S" (2-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 9 PM,
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH
Castro Street, both sides, between 21st and Liberty Streets (southern
portion of 700 block)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "U" (1-HOUR TIME LIMIT, 8 AM - 6 PM,
EVERYDAY) - ESTABLISH
Sheridan Street, both sides, between 9th and 10th Streets (unit block)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "U" - ESTABLISH
1259 Folsom Street, south side, between 8th and 9th Streets (adds specified
address only)
UNMETERED MOTORCYCLE PARKING - RESCIND
8th Street, east side, from 55 feet to 104 feet north of Harrison Street
(49-foot zone, in front of 385 - 8th Street)
TOUR BUS PARKING ONLY - RESCIND
North Point Street, north side, between Mason and Taylor Streets (existing
zone to be shortened)
TOUR BUS PARKING ONLY - ESTABLISH
North Point Street, north side, from Taylor Street to 136 feet easterly
(136-foot zone, shortens existing zone at this location)
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT PARKING AREA "V" (2-HOUR PARKING TIME LIMIT, 8 AM
- 6 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) - ESTABLISH
Miramar Avenue, both sides, between Eastwood Drive and Wildwood Way
San Ramon Way, both sides, between Eastwood Drive to east terminus
Southwood Drive, both sides, between Miramar and Plymouth Avenues (Department
of Parking and Traffic)
(DPT Order No. 1780.)
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Resolution No. 777-99
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ADOPTED |
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991449 |
[Traffic Regulations, Various
Streets] |
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Resolution enacting
and rescinding traffic regulations on various streets:
BICYCLE LANES - ESTABLISH
Division Street, both directions, between 8th and 9th Streets
NO LEFT TURN, 4 PM - 6 PM, EXCEPT SUNDAY - ESTABLISH
NO LEFT TURN, 3 PM - 7 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY - RESCIND
6th Street, northbound, at Harrison Street (change in effective days
and hours only)
NO U-TURNS - ESTABLISH
Lake Merced Boulevard, westbound, at Middlefield Drive
TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - RESCIND
Harrison Street, north side, from 4th Street to 175 feet easterly (175-foot
zone)
TOW-AWAY, NO STOPPING ANYTIME - ESTABLISH
Brewster Street, east side, from Mullen Avenue to 20 feet southerly
(20-foot zone)
Brewster Street, east side, from 74 feet to 94 feet north of Costa Street
(20-foot zone)
Brewster Street, east side, between Faith and Joy Streets
Brewster Street, east side, from Franconia Street to 25 feet northerly
(25-foot zone)
Brewster Street, west side, from Mullen Street to a point 35 feet north
of Costa Street
Brewster Street, west side, from the north property line of Joy Street
to 80 feet southerly (80-foot zone)
Brewster Street, west side, from Franconia Street to 245 feet northerly
(245-foot zone)
Franconia Street, east side, from Brewster Street to 15 feet southerly
(15-foot zone)
Mullen Avenue, east side, from Brewster Street to south terminus
Mullen Avenue, west side, from Brewster Street to 15 feet southerly
(15-foot zone) (Department of Parking and Traffic)
(DPT Order No. 1780.)
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Resolution No. 778-99
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ADOPTED |
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991456 |
[FEMA Grant for improvement
of Fire Station No. 35 and Fireboat Headquarters at Pier 22-1/2 to strengthen
these structures for future hazards due to major earthquake] |
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Resolution authorizing
the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a Hazard Mitigation
Grant of $1,351,552 from the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
(OES) on behalf of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Program with
required matching funds of $1,351,552 for a seismic improvement project;
waiving indirect costs. (Department of Public Works) |
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Resolution No. 780-99
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ADOPTED |
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The foregoing items
were acted upon by the following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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Recommendations
of the Audit and Government Efficiency Committee |
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991156 |
[Settlement: University of
California to vacate its office/classroom space in building to be demolished
for expansion of Moscone Convention Center in exchange the City will
pay UC for |
Supervisor Newsom |
Ordinance authorizing
settlement of litigation of City and County of San Francisco against
the Regents of the University of California for $880,000 payable to
University of California for training City employees. (City Attorney)
(CCSF v. WCB More II Limited Partnership, et al. S.F. Superior Court
No. 997-764.)
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Ordinance No. 235-99
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Supervisor Yaki,
seconded by Supervisor Leno, moved to excuse Supervisor Becerril from
voting on this matter. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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FINALLY PASSED by
the following vote: |
Ayes:
9 - Ammiano, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
Excused: 1 - Becerril
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From
Housing and Social Policy Committee Without Recommendation
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990168 |
[Rent Ordinance] |
Supervisors Leno, Bierman
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Ordinance amending
Administrative Code (Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration
Ordinance) by amending the definition of "Housing Services" in Section
37.2(g) to include rights permitted the tenant by agreement, including
the right to have a specific number of occupants in a unit, whether
express or implied, and whether or not the agreement prohibits subletting
or assignment; and by amending Section 37.9(a)(2) to provide that, notwithstanding
any lease provision to the contrary, the landlord shall not endeavor
to recover possession of the rental unit as a result of subletting by
the tenant if the landlord has unreasonably withheld the right to sublet
following written notice from the tenant, so long as the tenant continues
to reside in the unit and the sublet constitutes a one-for-one replacement
of the departing tenant(s); and expressing the Board of Supervisors
intent that rent board rules and regulations regarding subletting consent
procedures be substantially applied to this legislation.
(Amends Sections 37.2(g) and 37.9(a)(2).)
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Ordinance No. 237-99
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Supervisor Yaki,
seconded by Supervisor Leno, moved to excuse Supervisors Newsom, Katz,
Kaufman, Yee from voting on this matter. The motion carried by the following
vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Yaki, Yee, Ammiano, Becerril,
Bierman
Absent: 1 - Teng
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FINALLY PASSED by
the following vote: |
Ayes:
6 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Leno, Yaki
Absent: 1 - Teng
Excused: 4 - Katz, Kaufman, Newsom, Yee
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Recommendation
of the Public Utilities and Deregulation Committee |
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991386 |
[Community Aggregation of
Electricity] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Bierman
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Resolution urging the
California Legislature to amend the State’s electric deregulation law,
Chapter 854 of 1996, Sections 366(A) and (B) to authorize San Francisco
and any other California municipal corporation, upon a majority vote
of its governing body or registered voters, to designate itself as the
automatic aggregator of electricity on behalf of its residents and businesses,
such that residents and businesses shall be automatically included in
the jurisdiction’s community aggregated electricity buyers’ group, unless
exercising a choice for the existing electrical corporation or another
provider. |
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Supervisor Ammiano presented an amendment
of the whole bearing same title. |
Resolution No. 775-99
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Supervisor Yee,
seconded by Supervisor Bierman, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED,
AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by
the following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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Supervisor Bierman requested to be added as
co-sponsor. |
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ADOPTED AS AMENDED
by the following vote: |
Ayes:
7 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Katz, Leno, Newsom, Yee
Noes: 3 - Brown, Kaufman, Yaki
Absent: 1 - Teng
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Recommendations
of the Finance and Labor Committee |
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991463 |
[1996-2000 Memorandum of Understanding,
Transit Workers’ Union Local 250-A] |
Mayor |
Ordinance implementing
Amendment No. 3 to the 1996-2000 Memorandum of Understanding between
the City and County of San Francisco and Transit Workers’ Union Local
250-A for Classification 9163 and related trainee classifications.
(Fiscal impact.)
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Ordinance No. 242-99
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PASSED, ON FIRST
READING by the following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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991488 |
[Permitting non-city workers
(Polaries Research & Development, Inc.) to continue performing information
booth services at S. F. International Airport because non-city workers
can perform |
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Resolution approving
the Controller’s certification that Airport information booth services
at San Francisco International Airport can be practically performed
by a private contractor at a lower cost than if work were performed
by City employees at presently budgeted levels. (Airport Commission)
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Resolution No. 781-99
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Supervisor Leno,
seconded by Supervisor Katz, moved to excuse Supervisor Becerril from
voting on this matter. The motion carried by the following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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ADOPTED by the following
vote: |
Ayes:
9 - Ammiano, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
Excused: 1 - Becerril
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991397 |
[Ballot Argument, Bond Measure,
Laguna Honda Hospital] |
Supervisor Ammiano |
Motion authorizing
proponent’s ballot argument in favor of Proposition A, a bond measure
regarding Laguna Honda Hospital. |
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Motion No. M99-95 |
APPROVED by the
following vote: |
Ayes:
8 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Leno, Yaki, Yee
Noes: 2 - Kaufman, Newsom
Absent: 1 - Teng
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Recommendation
of the Parks and Recreation Committee |
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990682 |
[Park Code, Alcoholic Beverages]
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Supervisor Brown |
Ordinance amending
Park Code Section 4.10 to add Buena Vista Park and Jose Coronado and
Crocker Amazon Playgrounds to the locations in which alcohol consumption
is prohibited without a permit.
(Amends Section 4.10.)
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Ordinance No. 238-99
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PASSED ON FIRST
READING by the following vote: |
Ayes:
9 - Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Yaki, Yee
Noes: 1 - Ammiano
Absent: 1 - Teng
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Recommendations
of the Small Business, Economic Vitality and Consumer Services Committee
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991218 |
[Liquor License, 76 Geary
Street] |
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Resolution determining
that the issuance of a Type 21 off-sale general alcoholic beverage control
license to Hector Russell, Inc., for Scottish Imports located at 76
Geary Street, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and
County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California
Business and Professions Code; with a condition. |
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Resolution No. 789-99
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ADOPTED by the following
vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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991226 |
[Liquor License Transfer,
1754 Polk Street] |
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Resolution determining
that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general and Type 41 on-sale
beer and wine for bona-fide public eating place licenses to Rita and
Arsen Melkonian for "Arsen’s Liquor and Deli", located at 1754 Polk
Street, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County
of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California
Business and Professions Code; with a condition. |
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Resolution No. 773-99
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ADOPTED by the following
vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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991324 |
[Liquor License Transfer,
2801 Leavenworth Street] |
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Resolution determining
that the transfer of a Type 47 on-sale general public eating place alcoholic
beverage control license and the upgrade to a Type 48 on-sale general
public premises alcoholic beverage control license to Anthony C. Cassidy
for Beach Street Bar located at 2801 Leavenworth Street, Space J32,
will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San
Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business
and Professions Code. |
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Resolution No. 774-99
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ADOPTED by the following
vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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991450 |
[Liquor License, Fulton and
47th Avenues] |
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Resolution determining
that the issuance of a Type 40 on-sale beer liquor license to Bill Hunscher
for the Golden Gate Clubhouse and Golf Course (Arnold Palmer Golf),
located at Fulton and 47th Avenues, will serve the convenience of the
people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section
23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code. |
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Resolution No. 779-99
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ADOPTED by the following
vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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Recommendations
of the Transportation and Land Use Committee |
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991177 |
[Public Works Code, Administrative
Penalties for Excavation] |
Supervisors Katz, Brown |
Ordinance amending
Public Works Code Sections 2.4.80 and 2.4.81 to allow the Director of
Public Works to charge municipal excavators that violate Article 2.4
with administrative penalties and to increase the administrative penalty
assessed for excavation work without a permit. |
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Supervisor Brown requested to be added as
co-sponsor. |
Ordinance No. 239-99
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PASSED, ON FIRST
READING by the following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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991276 |
[Weight Restriction on a portion
of Albion Street] |
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Ordinance amending
Traffic Code by adding Section 28.1.106, establishing a weight restriction
on a portion of Albion Street, between 15th and 17th Streets. (Department
of Parking and Traffic)
(Adds Section 28.1.106.)
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Ordinance No. 241-99
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PASSED, ON FIRST
READING by the following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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990824 |
[North Beach Survey] |
Supervisors Becerril, Bierman,
Leno, Brown, Newsom |
Resolution recognizing
the survey "North Beach, San Francisco: an Architectural, Historical
Cultural Survey" as a comprehensive record of the historical and architectural
resources in North Beach. |
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Supervisors Leno, Brown, Newsom requested
to be added as co-sponsors. |
Resolution No. 772-99
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ADOPTED by the following
vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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991194 |
[Public Hearing] |
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Hearing of persons
interested in or objecting to proposed ordinance ordering the vacation
of the public street easement over Holland Court northwesterly of Howard
Street between 4th Street and 5th Street and a portion of the south
side of Minna Street between 4th Street and 5th Street, adopting findings
pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1, and incorporating findings
relating to the issuance of a negative declaration. (Clerk of the Board)
(Pursuant to Board of Supervisors Resolution 691-99 adopted July
19,1999.)
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The President inquired if there was anyone
present who wished to address the Board on this matter.
There being no response, the President declared the public hearing
closed.
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HEARD AT PUBLIC
HEARING. |
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From
Transportation and Land Use Committee Without Recommendation
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991193 |
[Street Vacation - Holland
Court and a portion of Minna Street to accommodate the proposed expansion
of the Moscone Convention Center Project with retail uses at 800-860
Howard St.] |
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Ordinance ordering
the vacation of the public street easement over Holland Court northwesterly
of Howard Street between 4th Street and 5th Street and a portion of
the south side of Minna Street between 4th Street and 5th Street, adopting
findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1, and incorporating
findings relating to the issuance of a negative declaration. (Real Estate
Department)
(Planning Commission Motion No. 14557 adopted March 12, 1998 affirming
the decision to issue a Negative Declaration as prepared by the Planning
Department; Planning Commission Resolution No. 14559 dated March 12,
1998 adopting findings of conformity with the General Plan; incorporating
each and every finding contained in Motion No. 14458 authorizing the
Project under Planning Code Section 309.)
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Ordinance No. 240-99
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PASSED, ON FIRST
READING by the following vote: |
Ayes:
9 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Yaki, Yee
Absent: 2 - Brown, Teng
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Board
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991574 |
[Public Hearing] |
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Hearing of persons
interested in or objecting to proposed Ordinance amending the Public
Works Code by amending Section 184.12, regulating the placement and
maintenance of newsracks on public sidewalks, streets and rights-of-way,
to provide for prompt administrative and judicial review of decisions
to grant, deny or revoke fixed pedestal permits, to clarify the grounds
and procedures to grant, deny or revoke fixed pedestal permits, to clarify
that free-standing newsracks may continue to be placed on public sidewalks,
streets and rights-of-way in areas of the city that are not within fixed
pedestal zones and that publications may continue to be distributed
by other authorized means within fixed pedestal zones, and to make other
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Speakers in support: Sheila Kolenc; Lynn Valente.
Speakers in opposition: Mr. Correl; Carlos Petroni; Steven Falk;
Jim Rizzi; Bruce Brugmann; Harry Bloomer; Glen.
No position: Steve Currier.
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HEARD AT PUBLIC
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Committee
of the Whole Rise and Report Without Recommendation |
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Called
from Finance and Labor Committee by Supervisor Kaufman |
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991317 |
[Prompt Review of Fixed Pedestal
Permit Denials] |
Supervisor Kaufman |
Ordinance amending
the Public Works Code by amending Section 184.12, regulating the placement
and maintenance of newsracks on public sidewalks, streets and rights-of-way,
to provide for prompt administrative and judicial review of decisions
to grant, deny or revoke fixed pedestal permits, to clarify the grounds
and procedures to grant, deny or revoke fixed pedestal permits, to clarify
that free-standing newsracks may continue to be placed on public sidewalks,
streets and rights-of-way in areas of the city that are not within fixed
pedestal zones and that publications may continue to be distributed
by other authorized means within fixed pedestal zones, and to make other
miscellaneous technical revisions.
(Amends Section 184.12.)
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Supervisor Kaufman presented an amendment
of the whole bearing same title. |
Ordinance No. 234-99
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Supervisor Kaufman,
seconded by Supervisor Yaki, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN
AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the
following vote: |
Ayes:
9 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Yaki, Yee
Absent: 2 - Brown, Teng
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PASSED ON FIRST
READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: |
Ayes:
7 - Becerril, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Yaki
Noes: 3 - Ammiano, Bierman, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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Recommendation
of Rules Committee |
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991504 |
[Treasure Island Development
Authority Appointment] |
Mayor |
Resolution approving
the appointment of Ms. Susan Po-Rufino to the Board of Directors of
the Treasure Island Development Authority. |
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Resolution No. 782-99
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ADOPTED by the following
vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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PUBLIC
COMMENT |
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Steven Currier, district issues;
Abdalla Megahed, homeless;
Ms. Hamilton, community should be recognized first;
Jennifer Stafford, elevator maintenance, lack of apprenticeship
program;
L. J. Dolin, elevator industry, lack of apprenticeship program;
Ruth, Diana, Elia Rocha, save mural;
David Hooper, save Balboa car barn, Ocean View Library, Excelsior
Youth Center, Senior services;
Robert Bender, Park Merced tenant issues;
Douglas Moran, Ocean Avenue rail removal project;
Ted Frazier, supports seat belts on farm vehicles, city contracts,
minority housing;
Jeana Hayney, thanks for coming to the community.
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APPROVAL
OF REQUESTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST |
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These items may
be introduced by any Supervisor seeking analysis from the Office of
the Legislative Analyst on introduced legislation and for the purpose
of providing assistance to Board of Supervisors’ task forces and advisory
committees. Requests to the Legislative Analyst shall require the affirmative
vote of a majority of the members of the Board. |
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991497 |
[Legislative Analyst Request]
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Supervisor Brown |
Motion directing the
Board of Supervisors Legislative Analyst to review and compare the proposed
ordinance amending Administrative Code by adding Chapter 12.P, Sections
12.P.1 through 12.P.11, inclusive, concerning preferences in the award
of city contracts for contractors that provide certain benefits or certain
monetary supplements to employees and to employees’ spouses and domestic
partners, to Chapter 12D, Minority/Women/Local Business Utilization
Ordinance, III to ensure that the preferences created by the former
do not undermine the goals of the latter. |
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Supervisor Brown,
seconded by Supervisor Yaki, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion
carried by the following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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991566 |
[Legislative Analyst Request]
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Supervisor Teng |
Motion requesting the
Office of the Legislative Analyst to review the City’s definition of
graffiti as it relates to skid marks and review the liability of Michelin/B.F.
Goodrich Tires for contributing to unsafe driving and the defacement
of public streets. |
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Motion No. M99-97 |
APPROVED by the
following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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FOR
ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE |
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These measures are
introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote
is required for adoption of a resolution today. Any Supervisor may require
any resolution to go to committee. |
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991554 |
[Excavation Fund Expenditures
To Pay For All Costs Associated With The City’s Regulation Of Excavation]
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Supervisor Katz |
Resolution ratifying
excavation fund expenditures made by the Department of Public Works
prior to clarifying additions made in 1998 to the Administrative Code.
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Resolution No. 783-99
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991555 |
[State Legislation, SB 644,
Homeless Adult Education Program Funding] |
Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom
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Resolution supporting
SB 644 (Chesbro), which provides $1,050,000 in funding for the Adult
Education for the Homeless consortium, including $100,000 for the San
Francisco Episcopal Community Services Skills Center. |
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Supervisor Newsom requested to be added as
co-sponsor. |
Resolution No. 784-99
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991557 |
[Port Chicago Disaster of
1944] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Bierman,
Katz |
Resolution urging the
Congress and the President of the United States to act to vindicate
the sailors unjustly blamed for, and the sailors convicted of mutiny
following the Port Chicago Disaster of 1944 and to rectify any mistreatment
by the military of those sailors. |
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Supervisor Katz requested to be added as co-sponsor.
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Resolution No. 786-99
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991559 |
[Commendation] |
Supervisor Yee |
Resolution commending
Jonathan J.G. Mahl on being awarded the honor of Eagle Scout. |
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Resolution No. 788-99
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ADOPTED |
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991565 |
[Needle Exchange Emergency]
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Supervisors Bierman, Teng,
Ammiano, Yaki, Kaufman, Katz, Brown, Newsom, Yee, Leno, Becerril |
Motion concurring in
the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration
of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program. |
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Motion No. M99-96 |
APPROVED |
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991569 |
[Final Map, 236 Clara Street,
a 6 unit live/work condominium project] |
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Motion approving final
map of 236 Clara Street, a Live/Work Condominium Project, being a subdivision
of Lot 64 in Assessor’s Block No. 3753, and adopting findings pursuant
to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Department of Public Works)
(DPW Order No. 171,861.)
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Motion No. M99-98 |
APPROVED |
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991570 |
[Final Map, 142 Russ Street,
a 6 unit live/work condominium project] |
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Motion approving final
map of 142 Russ Street, a Live/Work Condominium Project, being a subdivision
of Lots 80 and 81 in Assessor’s Block No. 3731, and adopting findings
pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Department of Public Works)
(DPW Order No. 171,863.)
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Motion No. M99-99 |
APPROVED |
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The foregoing items
were acted upon by the following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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Severed
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991556 |
[San Francisco Bay-Delta Estuaries]
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Supervisors Ammiano, Bierman
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Resolution identifying
and endorsing the essential elements that must be incorporated into
future policies and programs undertaken by the joint Federal and State
program known as "Cal-Fed" to address the issue of maintaining the biodiversity
of San Francisco’s Bay-Delta estuary ecosystem. |
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Supervisor Ammiano requested this item be
severed so it could be considered separately. |
Resolution No. 785-99
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SEVERED FROM FOR
ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. |
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Supervisor Ammiano presented an amendment
of the whole bearing same title. |
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President Ammiano,
seconded by Supervisor Bierman, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED,
AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by
the following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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Supervisors Katz, Leno, Newsom requested to
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by the following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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991558 |
[Oppose Closure of Mount Zion
Hospital] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Bierman,
Katz, Leno |
Resolution opposing
the closure of Mount Zion Hospital and any reduction in services and
staff and further pledging appropriate and necessary resources to expedite
the continued existence and operation of Mount Zion Hospital and further
encouraging the Executive Board of UCSF-Stanford and the University
of California Regents to keep Mount Zion open and accessible to residents
of the Western Addition and Richmond neighborhoods and further encouraging
the efforts of the Executive Board of UCSF-Stanford and the UC Regents
to reassess fiscal structure of the merger consider the return of formerly
public assets back to the people of San Francisco. |
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Supervisor Becerril requested this item be
severed so it could be considered separately. |
Resolution No. 787-99
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SEVERED FROM FOR
ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. |
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Supervisor Leno,
seconded by Supervisor Kaufman, moved to excuse Supervisor Becerril
from voting on this matter. The motion carried by the following vote:
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Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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Supervisors Katz, Leno requested to be added
as co-sponsors. |
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ADOPTED by the following
vote: |
Ayes:
9 - Ammiano, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom, Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
Excused: 1 - Becerril
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991567 |
[Waiving Thirty Day Rule]
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Supervisor Ammiano |
Motion suspending Rule
5.43 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to allow the
Board of Supervisors to consider, without waiting 30 days after its
introduction ordinance concerning reporting requirements of City construction
contractors and ordinance declaring contractors and subcontractors irresponsible
bidders.
(Files 991502 and 991503.)
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Supervisor Yaki requested this item be severed
so it could be considered separately. |
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ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. |
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President Ammiano,
seconded by Supervisor Yaki, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion
carried by the following vote: |
Ayes:
10 - Ammiano, Becerril, Bierman, Brown, Katz, Kaufman, Leno, Newsom,
Yaki, Yee
Absent: 1 - Teng
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Introduced
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991412 |
[Study of Rent Control Ordinance
Socio-Economic Effects; Requiring Findings] |
Supervisors Brown, Teng |
Ordinance amending
Administrative Code by adding a new Section 376A to provide that the
Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board shall obtain a
neutral comprehensive fact-based socio-economic study of the effects
of the Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance in San
Francisco; and providing that, pending completion of the study, any
proposed substantive amendment to that ordinance must be supported by
independent fact-based findings.
(Adds Section 376A.)
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8/16/99, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Finance
and Labor Committee, expires on 9/15/1999. |
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991413 |
[Appropriation, $175,000,
Rent Arbitration Board Fact-Based Socio Economic Study] |
Supervisor Brown |
Ordinance appropriating
$175,000, Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board to fund
a fact-based socio-economic study of the effects of the San Francisco
Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance (Administrative
Code Chapter 37), for fiscal year 1999-2000.
(Companion measure to File 991412.)
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8/16/99, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Finance
and Labor Committee, expires on 9/15/1999. |
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991425 |
[Notice to Recycling Companies]
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Supervisors Becerril, Bierman,
Katz |
Ordinance amending
Building Code Section 106.3.2.3.2 to provide notice of applications
for and issuance of demolition permits to recycling companies upon their
payment of a specified fee.
(Amends Section 106.3.2.3.2.)
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7/19/99, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Housing
and Social Policy Committee, expires on 8/18/1999. Awaiting response
from the Building Inspection Commission. |
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8/16/99, SUBSTITUTED. SUBSTITUTED by Supervisor
Becerril in Board, bearing same title. |
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8/16/99, ASSIGNED to Housing and Social Policy
Committee. |
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991547 |
[Administrative Code Revision
- Chapter 10D] |
Supervisor Kaufman |
Ordinance amending
Administrative Code by repealing Sections 10D.1 through 10D.6, regarding
authorization expiring in 1986 for reparations to Japanese-American
City employees forcibly relocated during World War II.
(Repeals Sections 10D.1 through 10D.6.)
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8/9/99, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Audit and
Government Efficiency Committee, expires on 9/8/1999. |
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8/16/99, SUBSTITUTED. SUBSTITUTED by Supervisor
Kaufman in Board, bearing new title. |
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8/16/99, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Audit
and Government Efficiency Committee, expires on 9/8/1999. |
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991549 |
[Administrative Code Revision
- Chapter 12] |
Supervisor Kaufman |
Ordinance amending
Administrative Code by repealing Sections 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, and
12.7 regarding 1985 contract authorization for temporary City oversight
of accounting, budgetary, and reporting procedures at the Housing Authority.
(Repeals Sections 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, and 12.7.)
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8/9/99, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Audit and
Government Efficiency Committee, expires on 9/8/1999. |
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8/16/99, SUBSTITUTED. SUBSTITUTED by Supervisor
Kaufman in Board, bearing new title. |
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8/16/99, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Audit
and Government Efficiency Committee, expires on 9/8/1999. |
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991585 |
[Zoning, Conditional Use Authorization
in Neighborhood Commercial Districts] |
Supervisor Leno |
Ordinance amending
Planning Code Section 186.1 to require conditional use authorization
to change a use that is nonconforming because it exceeds square footage
limitations in a neighborhood commercial district to a conditional use,
and by amending Section 303 to require additional considerations for
conditional uses in locations in neighborhood commercial districts in
which the use size for the proposed location exceeds the limitations
contained in Section 121.2, including considerations of the intensity
of activity in the district, service to the neighborhood, and respect
for the scale of development in the district. |
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8/16/99, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Transportation
and Land Use Committee, expires on 9/15/1999. 8/24/99 - Transmitted
to Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation. |
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991586 |
[Zoning, North Beach Neighborhood
Commercial District, Nonresidential Use Size] |
Supervisor Leno |
Ordinance amending
Planning Code Sections 178 and 186.1 to reduce the period on nonuse
for conditional and nonconforming uses to be deemed discontinued in
the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District from three (3) years
to 18 (eighteen) months; by amending Section 178 to define a significant
enlargement or alteration; by amending Section 121.2 to reduce the size
limit of nonresidential uses located in this district to two thousand
(2000) square feet for conditional use authorization and four thousand
(4000) square feet for the maximum size; and by amending Section 722.21
in the North Beach Neighborhood Commercial District Zoning Control Table
to reflect these modifications. |
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8/16/99, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Transportation
and Land Use Committee, expires on 9/15/1999. 8/24/99 - Transmitted
to Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation. |
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991587 |
[Horse drawn vehicle legislation
amendment to provide additional safeguards and protections for the use
of horse-drawn vehicle animals] |
Supervisor Newsom |
Ordinance amending
Police Code Article 7.1, Section 500.3 to change the exceptions to the
permitting requirements of this article; by amending Section 501 to
change the definition of qualified veterinarian and to add definitions
for mechanical evaluator, qualified trainer and special event; by amending
Section 502 to set forth some of the criteria the Chief of Police will
consider in approving a "stand"; by amending Section 502.5 to refer
to the proper code section setting forth license and permit fees; by
amending Section 505 to allow animal control officers to review permits,
licenses and other information, to make exception for minimum number
of days of operation due to weather conditions, to change the locations
in which horse-drawn vehicles may load and unload passengers; by amending
Section 506 to allow advertising on horse-drawn vehicles; and by amending
Section 507 to provide for animal care and control to receive animal
fitness reports, inspect horse-drawn vehicle animals and to approve
the equipment used on the animals, and to change the standard on the
use of whips. |
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8/16/99, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Small
Business, Economic Vitality and Consumer Services Committee, expires
on 9/15/1999. |
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991588 |
[Carriage horses retired from
service] |
Supervisor Newsom |
Ordinance amending
Police Code Section 507.1 which establishes a policy of the City and
County of San Francisco requiring that horses retired from service by
carriage owners be treated humanely. |
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8/16/99, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Small
Business, Economic Vitality and Consumer Services Committee, expires
on 9/15/1999. |
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991589 |
[Posted warning signs of gasoline
that does not comply with clean air standards] |
Supervisor Newsom |
Ordinance amending
Health Code by adding Sections 265A through 265A.5 requiring the posting
of warning signs at each retail gasoline dispenser that contains gasoline
that does not comply with California’s clean air standards. |
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8/16/99, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Public
Health and Environment Committee, expires on 9/15/1999. |
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991590 |
[Peninsula Corridor Joint
Powers Board, Farebox Revenue Bonds to finance the costs of capital
improvement projects Caltrain commuter rail service] |
Supervisor Katz |
Resolution authorizing
the issuance and sale by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board of
farebox revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$4,500,000 and the issuance of grant anticipation notes in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $123,500,000. |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and
Labor Committee. |
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991591 |
[Caltrain Bicycle Station,
Fourth and King Streets] |
Supervisor Katz |
Resolution urging the
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board to plan and seek appropriate funding
for a bicycle station to be located at the San Francisco Caltrain Station
at Fourth and King Streets. |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Transportation
and Land Use Committee. |
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991592 |
[Project Impact will create
a single process through which juvenile offenders with emotional disabilities
will be identified, assessed, and supported through a continuum of flexible
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Supervisor Becerril |
Resolution authorizing
the Mayor’s Criminal Justice Council to retroactively accept and expend
$5,985,347 from the State Board of Corrections under the Juvenile Crime
Enforcement Accountability Challenge Grant II (JCE&ACG) program to continue
to implement the local action plan that addresses the needs of youth
who are involved in the juvenile justice system.
(Fiscal impact.)
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing and
Social Policy Committee. |
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991593 |
[Single Family Mortgage Revenue
Refunding Bonds, Drawdown Series 1999] |
Supervisor Bierman |
Resolution authorizing
the issuance, sale and delivery of City and County of San Francisco
Single Family Mortgage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Drawdown Series 1999,
in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000; authorizing
the execution and delivery of a trust indenture and a bond purchase
contract; providing for the execution of documents in connection therewith
and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith. |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and
Labor Committee. |
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991416 |
[Commendation] |
Supervisors Brown, Leno,
Bierman, Newsom, Katz, Becerril, Kaufman, Yaki |
Resolution commending
Rev. Cecil Williams, Janice Mirikitani and the Board of Directors of
Glide Housing, Inc. on the opening of the Cecil Williams Glide Community
House. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 794-99
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991594 |
[Hate-Motivated Violence in
Los Angeles] |
Supervisors Katz, Ammiano,
Leno, Kaufman, Newsom, Becerril, Brown, Bierman, Yaki |
Resolution condemning
that hate-motivated violence in Los Angeles and urging all Americans
to value and respect diversity. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 809-99
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991595 |
[Small Business Policy] |
Supervisors Leno, Teng, Katz,
Newsom, Becerril, Bierman |
Resolution establishing
a policy to involve the Small Business Commission on policy issues of
significance to the small business community in the City and County
of San Francisco. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 810-99
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991596 |
[Environmental Study for Ferries]
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Supervisors Newsom, Ammiano,
Katz |
Resolution urging appropriate
State agencies to conduct extensive environmental studies prior to drastically
increasing the number of ferries traversing the San Francisco Bay and
entering and leaving our ports. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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991597 |
[State Legislation, SB 123,
Anti-Competitive Gas Pricing] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Bierman,
Katz |
Resolution urging the
California Legislature to pass SB 123 (Peace) prohibiting refiners,
distributors, manufacturers or transporters of motor vehicle fuels from
discriminating in price between different purchasers, and supporting
the efforts of United States Senator Barbara Boxer and California Attorney
General Bill Lockyer to investigate anti-competitive gasoline pricing
practices. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 811-99
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991598 |
[Farm labor vehicles to be
equipped with seat belts] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Bierman,
Katz, Becerril |
Resolution urging the
California Senate and Assembly to support Assemblyman Dean Florez’s
(D-Shafter) legislation requiring farm labor vehicles to be equipped
with seat belts and further to offer condolences to the families of
the deceased farm laborers. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 812-99
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991599 |
[Paul Scofield’s Mural, A
Leap of Compassion] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Leno,
Bierman, Katz |
Resolution opposing
the removal and destruction of Paul Scofield’s mural titled "A Leap
of Compassion" located on 665 Eddy Street and further urging Citi Properties
to allow the mural to remain at its present location or permit enough
time for the replication and relocation of the mural to a more suitable
location. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 826-99
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991600 |
[Jesus Campusano’s Lilli Ann
Mural] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Leno,
Katz, Yaki, Bierman |
Resolution urging the
Robert J. Cort Family Trust and the Campusano Family to enter into negotiations
so that the Lilli Ann Mural can be preserved in a timely and expedient
manner and further urging the Mayor’s Office to investigate mechanisms
to enable the City to post an $80,000 Bond so the restoration efforts
of Jesus Campusano’s "Lilli Ann Mural" can be initiated. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 813-99
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991601 |
[State Legislation, SB 1110,
Rigid Plastic Packaging] |
Supervisors Becerril, Bierman,
Katz |
Resolution endorsing
Senate Bill 1110 and urging the Legislature and Governor to take all
action necessary to pass the bill into law. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 814-99
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991602 |
[State Legislation, SB 332,
Bottle Bill Amendment] |
Supervisors Bierman, Becerril,
Katz |
Resolution supporting
Senate Bill 332, which revises the California Beverage Container Recycling
and Litter Reduction Act (commonly referred to as the "Bottle Bill").
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 815-99
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991603 |
[Commendation] |
Supervisors Newsom, Becerril,
Bierman |
Resolution commending
the parishioners of the Committee to Save Saint Brigid Church in San
Francisco, California for their service and efforts to preserve the
architecture and cultural history of Saint Brigid Church, and to make
the neighborhood in which it stands a better, cleaner, and safer place
by its preservation. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 816-99
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991604 |
[Commendation] |
Supervisors Teng, Yaki, Brown,
Becerril, Ammiano, Katz, Bierman, Newsom |
Resolution commending
San Francisco State University’s achievement in securing the prestigious
Chang Dai-Chien in California art exhibit and commending the World Journal
on the occasion of its special commemorative edition honoring the exhibit.
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 817-99
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991605 |
[Commendation] |
Supervisors Becerril, Katz,
Bierman |
Resolution commending
the Street Sheet newspaper on their ten year anniversary. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 818-99
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991606 |
[Commendation] |
Supervisors Bierman, Kaufman,
Yaki |
Resolution commending
Dr. Edgar Wayburn for his conservation efforts. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 819-99
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991607 |
[Proclamation] |
Supervisors Bierman, Leno,
Katz |
Resolution proclaiming
August 14, 1999, "Cannabis Helping to Alleviate Medical Problems (C.H.A.M.P.)
Day" in San Francisco. |
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8/16/99, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE
REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. |
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Resolution No. 820-99
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991414 |
[Crimes in Western Addition]
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Supervisor Brown |
Hearing concerning
violence and crime in the Western Addition and what steps can be taken
to improve public safety. |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing and
Social Policy Committee. |
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991608 |
[Parking and Transportation
for Jurors Serving in the South of Market Area] |
Supervisor Newsom |
Hearing to consider
expanding parking opportunities and subsidized transportation for jurors
serving in the South of Market area. |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Small Business,
Economic Vitality and Consumer Services Committee. |
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991609 |
[Tire Slashing] |
Supervisor Yaki |
Hearing to consider
the recent episodes of tire slashing in San Francisco. |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing and
Social Policy Committee. |
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991610 |
[New Year’s Eve 1999 Events
in San Francisco] |
Supervisor Yaki |
Hearing to consider
what major events are planned for New Year’s Eve/Millennium celebrations
in San Francisco and what precautions the Police Department and other
City departments are taking to ensure the safety and well being of people
participating in these events. |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing and
Social Policy Committee. |
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991611 |
[Mission Rock Homeless Shelter
Relocation] |
Supervisor Yee |
Hearing to consider
the feasibility of the proposed relocation of the Mission Rock homeless
shelter to 20th Street and Illinois Street. |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and
Labor Committee. |
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991612 |
[Federal Bureau of Investigation’s
Probe of Awarding of City Contracts to Minority Owned Businesses] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Yee
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Hearing to consider
the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s probe of awarding City contracts
to minority owned businesses. |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and
Labor Committee. |
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991613 |
[Department of Building Inspection
Enforcement of Contractors that Violate Safety Precautions] |
Supervisor Ammiano |
Hearing to consider
the progress of the development of an enforcement protocol by the Department
of Building Inspection for contractors that violate safety precautions
when removing lead from buildings and to determine the fiscal impact
of fines not collected. |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing and
Social Policy Committee. |
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991614 |
[Planning for Future Housing
and Transportation Needs] |
Supervisor Becerril |
Hearing to consider
the need for a comprehensive City planning process that would project
and document future job and population growth in the City; estimate
demand for housing, transportation and services that will be generated
by future growth; and identify City resources available to accommodate
future housing, transportation and service needs. |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Transportation
and Land Use Committee. |
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991615 |
[Lead Paint Exterior Work
Practices Disciplinary Process] |
Supervisor Bierman |
Hearing to consider
the Department of Building Inspection’s progress in establishing a disciplinary
process for violators of the 1997 lead paint exterior work practices
ordinance (Ordinance No. 446-97). |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Housing and
Social Policy Committee. |
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991407 |
[Rebuttal Argument] |
Supervisor Ammiano |
Motion authorizing
a rebuttal to opponent’s ballot argument against Proposition A, a bond
measure regarding Laguna Honda Hospital. (Clerk of the Board) |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
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Motion No. M99-120
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991408 |
[Rebuttal Argument] |
Supervisors Newsom, Ammiano,
Yaki, Kaufman, Katz, Becerril, Leno, Teng |
Motion authorizing
a rebuttal to opponent’s ballot argument against Proposition E, a charter
amendment regarding Municipal Railway. (Clerk of the Board) |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
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Motion No. M99-121
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991409 |
[Rebuttal Argument] |
Supervisor Ammiano |
Motion authorizing
a rebuttal to opponent’s ballot argument against Proposition C, a charter
amendment regarding district boundaries of the Sixth and Eleventh Districts.
(Clerk of the Board) |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
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Motion No. M99-122
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991410 |
[Rebuttal Argument] |
Supervisors Ammiano, Katz,
Bierman, Leno |
Motion authorizing
a rebuttal to opponent’s ballot argument against Proposition D, a charter
amendment regarding catastrophic sick leave program. (Clerk of the Board)
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
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Motion No. M99-123
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991411 |
[Rebuttal Argument] |
Supervisors Katz, Yaki, Ammiano,
Bierman, Leno, Becerril, Teng, Newsom, Kaufman, Brown, Yee |
Motion authorizing
a rebuttal to opponent’s ballot argument against Proposition B, a charter
amendment regarding retirement benefits, safety employees. (Clerk of
the Board) |
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
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Motion No. M99-124
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991616 |
[Golden Gate Yacht Club Financial
Audit by Budget Analyst] |
Supervisor Yee |
Motion moving that
a financial audit of the Golden Gate Yacht Club’s gross receipts for
the years 1993 through 1998 be performed by Harvey Rose Accountancy
Corporation, and that this audit be given priority on the audit workplan.
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8/16/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and
Labor Committee. |
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Introduced
by the President at the Request of Departments |
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991541 |
[Settlement: Rita Swann, et.
al.,v. CCSF, et al.] |
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Ordinance authorizing
settlement of litigation of Rita Swann, et al. against the City and
County of San Francisco by payment of $120,000. (City Attorney)
(S.F. Superior Court No. 976-429.
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8/5/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit and Government
Efficiency Committee. |
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991573 |
[Appropriation of Bond funds
for construction projects at the Community College District] |
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Ordinance appropriating
$20,392,637, San Francisco Community College District, of Educational
Facility Bond proceeds for the acquisition and construction of educational
facilities (buildings, structures and improvements) for fiscal year
1999-2000. (Controller)
(Fiscal impact.)
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8/11/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and
Labor Committee. |
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991568 |
[Revocable Permit, Moscone
Center Expansion Project Construction] |
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Resolution granting
revocable permission to Moscone Center Expansion Project to temporarily
close and occupy the south sidewalk and a portion of the street area
on Minna Street to 505 feet west of 4th Street, north side of Howard
Street from 4th Street to 5th Street, during construction operations
for the Moscone Center Expansion Project. (Department of Public Works)
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8/9/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Transportation
and Land Use Committee. |
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991571 |
[Revocable sidewalk encroachment
permit on bus bulbs to be constructed by MUNI for the purpose of installing
and maintaining nine (9) works of art by Brian Goggin] |
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Resolution granting
revocable permission to the San Francisco Art Commission to install
works of art by Brian Goggin in the paving surface of bus bulbs to be
constructed by MUNI on the northerly and southerly sides of Mission
Street between Precita Avenue and Cortland Avenue and adopting findings
pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Department of Public Works)
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8/11/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Transportation
and Land Use Committee. |
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991572 |
[Revocable Permit granted
to Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory to install underground telecommunications
system at La Salle/De Paul campuses to improve telephone, public address
system, |
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Resolution granting
revocable permission to Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory to install
four (4) 4-inch communication conduits and three (3) pull boxes with
a bolt cover for state-of-the-art communications system, from La Salle
campus to De Paul campus school buildings at the Ellis Street frontage
of 1055 and 1100 Ellis Street (Block 737, Lot 1) and adopting findings
pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1. (Department of Public Works)
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8/11/99, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Transportation
and Land Use Committee. |
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Requests
Granted |
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By Supervisor Katz, that letters be sent to
the City Attorney and General Manager, Recreation and Park Department,
concerning alleged discrimination at golf courses operated by the Recreation
and Park Department against people based on their gender, race, religion,
age and/or sexual orientation; particularly, Glen Eagles Golf Course.
By Supervisor Newsom, that letter be sent to the City Attorney
requesting charter amendment be prepared to extend open space funding
with lease revenue bonds.
By Supervisor Newsom, that letter be sent to the City Attorney
requesting drafting of a general obligation bond measure for the Recreation
and Park Department in time for the March election.
By Supervisors Yaki, Ammiano, Brown, that letter be sent to the
City Attorney requesting legislation be drafted which would ban all
filming in the Legislative Chamber at all times (rental of Chamber
for commercial purposes) and would allow filming in the Rotunda only
on weekends and for a duration of only 24 hours including set-up and
break-down of equipment.
By Supervisor Becerril, that letters of inquiry be sent to the
Tax Collector and Director of Planning to determine the rate of turnover
of businesses in the Mission District over the last five years and
how that turnover rate compares to the rate for the City as a whole
or other City neighborhoods. The inner Mission District neighborhood
is bounded by Cesar Chavez Street to the South, Dolores Street to
the West, Market and 11th Streets to the North and Potrero Street
and Highway 101 to the East.
By Supervisor Becerril, that letters of inquiry be sent to the
Tax Collector, Director of Planning and the Director of Public Works
to determine how much commercial rents are in the Mission District;
how commercial rents have changed in the Mission District over the
last five years; how the rate
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By Supervisor Becerril, that letter be sent
to the City Attorney to draft an ordinance prohibiting the sale of ultra
compact firearms or concealable weapons accessories designed to aid
in the concealment of a firearm to any individual unless a license to
carry a concealable weapon has first been obtained and prohibiting the
purchase of concealable weapons by an individual unless a license has
first been obtained.
By Supervisor Becerril, that letter be sent to the Director of
Administrative Services, Solid Waste Management Program, to inquire
about the City’s current solid waste diversion rate; the future plans
and programs that will facilitate reaching the mandated fifty percent
diversion of solid waste from landfills and if the mandated fifty
percent is not reached by the year 2000, what is the City’s plans.
By Supervisors Ammiano, Yee, that letters be sent to the City
Attorney and directors of the following departments notifying them
that a hearing has been called to inquire into the Federal Bureau
of Investigation’s probe of awarding of City contracts to minority
owned businesses: Human Rights Commission, Redevelopment Agency, Department
of Public Works and Airport Commission. File 991612.
By Supervisor Ammiano, that letter be sent to the Director, Department
of Building Inspection notifying him a hearing has been called to
inquire into the progress of the development of an enforcement protocol
by the Department of Building Inspection for contractors that violate
safety precautions when removing lead from buildings and to determine
the fiscal impact of fines not collected. File 991613.
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In
Memoriams |
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Motion that the Board adjourn its meeting
this date out of respect to the memory of the following deceased:
Howard Jewel (Supervisor Bierman
Modesto Lanzone (By the entire Board)
Charles Wilfred Hoffman
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ADJOURNMENT
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There being no further business, the Board
at the hour of 8:47 p.m. adjourned.
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 September 13, 1999.
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.
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