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City and County of San Francisco
Board of Supervisors - Full Board

January 22, 2001

Full Board Minutes

City and County of San Francisco

City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA94102-4689

S.F. City Seal

MEETING MINUTES
Monday, January 22, 2001
2:00 PM
Legislative Chamber - Second Floor
Regular Meeting


Board of Supervisors

TOM AMMIANO, PRESIDENT
CHRIS DALY, MATT GONZALEZ, TONY HALL, MARK LENO,
SOPHIE MAXWELL, JAKE McGOLDRICK, GAVIN NEWSOM
AARON PESKIN, GERARDO SANDOVAL, LELAND Y. YEE

Members Present: Tom Ammiano, Chris Daly, Matt Gonzalez, Tony Hall, Sophie Maxwell, Jake McGoldrick, Mark Leno, Gavin Newsom, Aaron Peskin, Leland Y. Yee.
Members Excused: None.
Members Absent: Gerardo Sandoval.

ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco met in regular session on the above date with President Tom Ammiano presiding.

The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m.On call of the roll, the following Supervisor was noted absent:

Supervisor Sandoval- 1.

Quorum present.

Supervisor Sandoval was excused.(See infra.)

Supervisor Sandoval Excused from Attendance
Supervisor Newsom, seconded by Supervisor Yee, moved to excuse Supervisor Sandoval from attending today’s meeting. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
AGENDA CHANGES
The President inquired if there were any changes to the agenda members were aware of which needed to be continued or considered differently.

Supervisor Ammiano indicated the three closed session matters will be considered at the end of the regular agenda, Files 010079, 010080 and 010081.(See infra.)

Supervisor Leno indicated the matter relating to bicycle lanes on Valencia Street, File 010066.(See infra.)

Supervisor Daly indicated the matters relating to Mission Bay parcel and final maps.Files 010095 and 010101.(See infra.)

REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Recommendation of the Audit and Government Efficiency Committee
001965 [Administrative Code Revision, Chapter 23, Real Property] Supervisors Kaufman, Newsom
Ordinance amending Articles I, II, III, IV, V, VI, and VII of Chapter 23 of the San Francisco Administrative Code by amending, repealing, and renumbering various sections regarding real property transactions.
Enacted Number: 15-01
FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
Appointment of President Pro Tempore
At the request of the President, Supervisor Yee assumed the Chair so the President could participate in the debate from the floor concerning the following item.
Recommendation of the Transportation and Land Use Committee
002106 [Urban Forestry Council] Supervisors Leno, Katz, Bierman
Ordinance amending San Francisco Municipal Code Part 1 (Administrative Code) Chapter 5 by adding Article XX111 to create an Urban Forestry Council and to delineate powers and duties for such Council.

(1/02/2001 - Supervisor Yee dissenting in Board.) (1/22/2001 - Supervisor Hall dissenting in Board.)

Supervisor Ammiano moved an amendment of the whole, bearing new title (technical amendments).
President Ammiano, seconded by Supervisor Maxwell, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Noes: 1 - Hall
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
Ordinance amending San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 5 by adding Article XX111 to create an Urban Forestry Council and to delineate powers and duties for such Council.

(1/2/2001 - Supervisor Yee dissenting in Board.)

PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:
Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Noes: 1 - Hall
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
The President resumed the Chair.
NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Finance and Labor Committee
001796 [Creating a Special Assistant XVI position at the Board of Appeals, while Director is on medical leave]
Ordinance appropriating $73,364 from the General Fund Reserve to fund the salary and fringe benefits of a Special Assistant XVI at the Board of Appeals, while Director is on medical leave and operating expenses, and amending Annual Salary Ordinance for fiscal year 2000-01; placing $36,682 on reserve. (Controller)

(Companion measure to File 001797.)

PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
001797 [Public Employment, Board of Appeals]
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 181-00 (Annual Salary Ordinance, 2000/01) reflecting the creation of one position at the Board of Appeals. (Human Resources Department)

(Companion measure to File 001796.)

PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
002087 [Fund litigation and mediation expenses for VIACOM, AT&T, and TCI appeals for the Assessor’s Office]
Ordinance appropriating $471,593 of the General Reserve to fund the litigation and mediation expenses associated with the VIACOM, AT&T, and TCI appeals for the Assessor’s Office for fiscal year 2000-01. (Controller)

(Fiscal impact.)

PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
002184 [Funding for operating costs and implementation of a State required Customer Service Unit] Supervisor Newsom
Ordinance appropriating $780,837 to support both continuing operating costs and the implementation of a State required Customer Service Unit ($535,537 for Child Support Service Division and $245,300 for CSS Cases Consortium) and the creation of two positions at the Department of Child Support for fiscal year 2000-01; ratifying action previously taken. (Controller)

(Fiscal impact; Companion measure to File 002183.)

Supervisor Newsom requested to be added as sponsor.
PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
002183 [Creating two (2) positions in Child Support Services]
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 181-00 (Annual Salary Ordinance, 2000/01) reflecting the creation of two positions in Child Support Services. (Human Resources Department)

(Fiscal impact; Companion measure to File 002184.)

PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
002163 [Contracting out City services] Mayor, Supervisor Newsom
Resolution concurring, retroactively, with the Controller’s certification that assistance to certain victims of crime and education in community anti-street violence can be practically performed for the District Attorney’s Victim Witness Assistance Program by a private contract for a lower cost than similar work services performed by City and County employees.
Supervisor Newsom requested to be added as co-sponsor.
Enacted Number: 36-01
ADOPTED by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
002185 [Lease of property for DPH-Health Promotion and Prevention Unit currently located at 101 Grove Street, to alleviate overcrowding]
Resolution authorizing the lease of 11,125 square feet at 30 Van Ness Avenue for the Department of Public Health. (Public Health Department)

(Fiscal impact.)

Enacted Number: 54-01
ADOPTED by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
002186 [Option to extend lease at One Market Plaza (Steuart Tower, Second Floor) for Dept. of Telecommunications and Information Services]
Resolution authorizing the exercise of option regarding an extension of a real property lease at One Market Plaza, on behalf of the Department of Telecommunications and Information Services. (Real Estate Department)

(Fiscal impact.)

Enacted Number: 55-01
ADOPTED by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
002191 [Contract for Electric Service, Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island]
Resolution approving the contract between the City and County of San Francisco and the United States, through the Department of Energy Western Area Power Administration, for the delivery of low cost electric power for use at Treasure Island on file with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors File No. 002191; and approving indemnifying and holding harmless the United States against claims arising from the activities of the City under the contract; and waiving requirement of Section 21.35 of the San Francisco Administrative Code that every contract contain a statement regarding liability of claimants for submitting false claims; and waiving requirement of Section 21.19 of the San Francisco Administrative Code that every contract contain a statement regarding guaranteed maximum costs. (Public Utilities Commission)

(Fiscal impact.)

Enacted Number: 56-01
ADOPTED by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Recommendation of Rules Committee
010083 [Rules of Order; Committees] Supervisor Ammiano
Motion amending the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, by repealing Sections 5.1 through 5.11 and replacing them with new Sections 5.1 through 5.10, thereby creating a new committee structure of the Board.
Enacted Number: M01-4
APPROVED by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
PUBLIC COMMENT
Abdalla Megahed, homeless need blankets;

Michael Petrelis, AIDS policy, accountability of a $1 million dollar expenditure, secret meetings;

James Pye, Western Addition, urge Supervisor’s involvement with the district;

Richard Shulke, Chairperson of the Animal Control and Welfare Commission, opposes proposal to change pet policy regarding off-leash issue;

David Pasquarelli, Michael Bellafountaine, oppose Federal government drug treatment program, which are toxic, for people tested positive with HIV and AIDS;

Frederick Hobson, urge passage of legislation regarding increasing funding for drug treatment beds;

Malik Rahim, selection procedure for contractors for HOPE 6 program;

Bryan Fox, Department of Motor Vehicle renewal process misleading statement on renewal form;

Michael, supports a third aide to the Supervisors or intern program;

Robert Pender, Park Merced regular meeting first Sunday of the month;

Sala Haki, director, Real Live Mermaid program, outeach to children;

Edmund Larry, joins Act Up in their request to investigate expenditure of AIDS funding and method of treatment program;

Camile, hospital charity case, nondiscrimination policy, prescribed addictive drug use (riddelin), oppose shock treatment;

Doug Comstock, Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhood, supports a third aide proposal;

Floyd Brown, urge HUD SFHA ask nonprofits that run housing program be required to award all tenants Section 8 status;

Bruce, supports establishing a third aide for each supervisor.

APPROVAL OF REQUESTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST
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.
010103 [Legislative Analyst Request] Supervisor Leno
Motion asking the Legislative Analyst to prepare comparative study of municipal Police and Sheriff Department policies for holding and managing special needs groups, such as transgender individuals, people with physical and mental disabilities and other special populations.The primary research interest is to identify strategies for safe management and care of special needs populations.Research should address issues such as solitary/group management, funding, and other considerations.This request includes no specific municipalities for study, with the exception of the City of Oakland and the City of San Francisco.Other Cities may be studied by the discretion of the Analyst.
APPROVED by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY - Anticipated Litigation as Plaintiff
010079 [Potential Litigation]
Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding anticipated litigation (City anticipated to be a plaintiff) which may be filed for the purpose of joining in litigation intended to direct responsibility for lead poisoning liability upon companies and industries that have used lead in their products and concealed the dangers of lead-based paint from the government and the public.The litigation that the City may join is:

County of Santa Clara v. Atlantic Richfield, Lead Industries, Association, American Cyanamid, Du Pont De Nemours and Company, The O’Brien Corporation, The Glidden Company, NL Industries, Inc., SCM Chemicals, The Sherwin-Williams Company, et al.Santa Clara County Superior Court No. CV788657, filed on March 23, 2000.

This closed session would be permitted by Government Code Section 54956.9(c), and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d). (City Attorney)
Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Leno, moved to convene in closed session. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
Present:

Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Yee.

City Attorney Louise H. Renne;

Controller Ed Harrington;

Treasurer Susan Leal;

Outside counsel Karen Snell;

Deputy City Attorney: Julie Van Nostern, Joe Quinn, Malcom Carson, Owen Martikan, Owen Clements, Ted Lakey;

Clerk of the Board Gloria L. Young;

Deputy Clerk Jean Lum.

Closed Session Tape No. 01 001.

HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION.
CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY - Anticipated Litigation as Plaintiff
010080 [Potential Litigation]
Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding anticipated litigation (City anticipated to be a plaintiff) which may be filed for the purpose of ensuring the provision of safe, reliable, and affordable energy for the residents and businesses of San Francisco.

This closed session would be permitted by Government Code Section 54956.9(c), and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d). (City Attorney)
Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Leno, moved to convene in closed session. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
Present:

Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Yee.

City Attorney Louise H. Renne;

Controller Ed Harrington;

Treasurer Susan Leal;

Outside counsel Karen Snell;

Deputy City Attorney: Julie Van Nostern, Joe Quinn, Malcom Carson, Owen Martikan, Owen Clements, Ted Lakey;

Clerk of the Board Gloria L. Young;

Deputy Clerk Jean Lum.

Closed Session Tape No. 01 002.

HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION.
CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY - Existing Litigation
010081 [Existing Litigation]
Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding the following existing litigation in which the plaintiffs and claimants, various businesses, are, in sum, challenging the constitutionality of the City’s business taxing system.These plaintiffs and claimants are also seeking reimbursement of tax payments made to the City:

Eastman Kodak Company v. San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court No. 302-983
Date filed: 4/22/99

General Motors Corporation v. San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court No. 301-510

EOP-580 California Street, L.L.C., et al.v. San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court No. 315-704

General Motors Corporation, et al. v. San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court No.312-487

Hewlett-Packard, et al. v. San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court No.306-787

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. v. San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court No.310-061

Panther Creek Leasing, Inc. et al. v. San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court No.307-873

Providian Financial Corporation, et al. v. San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court No.316-461

Signature Network, Inc., et al. v. San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court No.312-489

Union Pacific Railroad Co., et al. v. San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court No. 309-421

Various other related cases and claims against San Francisco filed by other businesses.

This closed session would be permitted by Government Code Section 54956.9(c), and San Francisco Administrative Code Section 67.10(d). (City Attorney)
Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Leno, moved to convene in closed session. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
Present:

Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Yee.

City Attorney Louise H. Renne;

Controller Ed Harrington;

Treasurer Susan Leal;

Outside counsel Karen Snell;

Deputy City Attorney: Julie Van Nostern, Joe Quinn, Malcom Carson, Owen Martikan, Owen Clements, Ted Lakey;

Clerk of the Board Gloria L. Young;

Deputy Clerk Jean Lum.

Closed Session Tape No. 01 003.

HEARD IN CLOSED SESSION.
Supervisor Peskin requested this matter be continued to February 5, 2001.
Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Daly, moved that this Litigation be CONTINUED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 2 - Newsom, Sandoval
Recess
The Board recessed at the hour of 4:02 p.m. to convene in closed session pursuant to the above motions.
Reconvening of the Board
The Board at the hour of 5:18 p.m. reconvened.
Calling the Roll
The following Supervisors were noted present:Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Peskin, Yee - 9.

Noted absent:Supervisors Newsom, Sandoval - 2.

Quorum present.

Report on Closed Session
Deputy City Attorney Ted Lakey reported that the Board of Supervisors has met in closed session with the City Attorney, under the provisions cited in the above motions for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding the above pending litigations.

The meeting was informational only and no action was taken.

[Elect Not to Disclose] Motion that the Board finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time not to disclose its closed session deliberations concerning the anticipated litigation listed above.
Supervisor Leno, seconded by Supervisor Yee, moved to not disclose its closed session deliberations concerning the above three litigation listed above. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: 9 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 2 - Newsom, Sandoval
FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE
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.
010064 [Catholic Healthcare West and Sutter Health] Supervisors Ammiano, Peskin, Daly
Resolution supporting the objectives of SEIU Local 250 members in their contract negotiations with Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) and Sutter Health and calling on CHW and Sutter to settle fair contracts with SEIU Local 250 that satisfy these objectives without further delay.
Supervisors Peskin, Daly requested to be added as co-sponsors.
Enacted Number: 57-01
ADOPTED
010065 [Substance Abuse Treatment Slots] Supervisor Daly
Resolution urging the Department of Public Health to develop a comprehensive plan to create 1,500 additional substance abuse treatment slots.
Enacted Number: 66-01
ADOPTED
010067 [Reasonable rates for California electric consumers] Supervisors Leno, Gonzalez, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Daly
Resolution urging the California Public Utilities Commission and the California Legislature to ensure reasonable electric rates and deny utility requests for additional rate increases.
Supervisor Daly requested to be added as co-sponsor.
Enacted Number: 58-01
ADOPTED
010068 [Zoning - Extension of Planning Commission Review Period] Supervisor Leno
Resolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on proposed ordinances to amend the Planning Code to create the Glen Park Special Use Subdistrict.
Enacted Number: 59-01
ADOPTED
010069 [Gift acceptance] Supervisor Newsom
Resolution authorizing the Controller’s Office to accept a gift of $7,723.71 from the Supervisor Gavin Newsom Campaign Committee for the purchase of speed bumps on West Clay Street.
Enacted Number: 60-01
ADOPTED
010070 [Mortgage Credit Certificates] Mayor
Resolution authorizing an application to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee to permit the issuance of Mortgage Credit Certificates.
Enacted Number: 61-01
ADOPTED
010071 [Commendation - Visitacion Valley Planning Alliance] Supervisors Maxwell, Peskin, Newsom
Resolution commending the Visitacion Valley Planning Alliance for its dedication and work on behalf of the residents of the southeast neighborhoods of San Francisco and the City as a whole.
Supervisors Peskin, Newsom requested to be added as co-sponsors.
Enacted Number: 62-01
ADOPTED
010097 [Consumer Bailouts, Electric Rate Increases] Supervisors Ammiano, Peskin, Daly
Resolution opposing any proposed "consumer bailouts" and any electric rate increases, and further requests greater community input at the California Public Utilities Commission, as well as a commitment by the California Public Utilities Commission to enhance its low-income programs to ensure that all eligiblelow-income customers of PG&E have weatherization and are part of the present care program.
Supervisors Peskin, Daly requested to be added as co-sponsors.
Enacted Number: 67-01
ADOPTED
010098 [Relief efforts, El Salvador] Supervisors Ammiano, Sandoval, Peskin, Daly
Resolution urging President Bush, the United States Senate and the House of Representatives to use all available resources and funds to augment and expedite existing relief efforts to the people of El Salvador; and further expressing condolences to the family members of those who have passed away in El Salvador as well as sympathy and a speedy recovery to those have been injured by the earthquake; and sympathy to those living in the San Francisco Bay Area who have relatives in El Salvador that have been impacted by the earthquake.
Supervisors Sandoval, Peskin, Daly requested to be added as co-sponsors.
Enacted Number: 63-01
ADOPTED
010099 [Zoning - Extend Planning Commission review time, Tobacco Retail Sales] Supervisor Ammiano
Resolution extending the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a proposed ordinance to amend the Planning Code to regulate Tobacco Retail Uses.
Enacted Number: 64-01
ADOPTED
010102 [Landmark Designation, 1338 Filbert Street] Supervisors Peskin, Newsom
Resolution initiating the designation of a landmark at 1338 Filbert Street, Block 524, Lots 31-34, pursuant to Section 1004.1 of the San Francisco Planning Code.
Supervisor Newsom requested to be added as co-sponsor.
Enacted Number: 43-01
ADOPTED
The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
Severed From For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda
010066 [Bicycle Lanes on Valencia Street] Supervisors Leno, Daly
Resolution establishing bicycle lanes on Valencia Street subsequent to the one year trial period.
Supervisor Leno requested this matter be severed so it could be considered separately.
SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA.
On the advice of the City Attorney, Supervisor Leno requested this matter be sent to committee.

Supervisor Daly requested to be added as co-sponsor.

REFERRED to the Housing, Transportation and Land Use Committee.
010095 [Parcel Map, Mission Bay]
Motion approving Parcel Map, Mission Bay (Block N1), a 2 lot subdivision project, being a subdivision of Lot 1 in Assessor’s Block 8702, and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1 and the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Plan and Plan Documents. (Public Works Department)

(DPT Order No. 172,750.)

Supervisor Daly requested this matter be severed so it could be considered separately.
SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA.
APPROVED by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
010101 [Final Map, Planned Development, Mission Bay (Submission No. 3)] Supervisor Daly
Motion approving Final Map, Planned Development, Mission Bay, (Blocks 41, 42, 43, and 45), an 11 Lot Subdivision Project, being Phase 1 of a subdivision of Lot 1 in Assessor’s Block 8709, and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1 and the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Plan and Plan Documents.

(DPW Order No. 172,743.)

Supervisor Daly requested this matter be severed so it could be considered separately.
SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA.
APPROVED by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
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). For such resolutions to be considered, the Board must first adopt the following two motions.
[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."
Supervisor Leno, seconded by Supervisor Newsom, moved ADOPTION of the serious injury finding. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
[Purely Commendatory Finding] Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely commendatory.
Supervisor Leno, seconded by Supervisor Yee, moved ADOPTION of the commendatory finding. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
[Brown Act Finding] Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that for the resolutions 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.
Supervisor Leno, seconded by Supervisor Yee, movedADOPTION of the Brown Act finding. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
Imperative Resolutions
010113 [U.S. Secretary of the Interior Confirmation] Supervisors Maxwell, Leno, Peskin, Newsom, Ammiano
Resolution urging United States Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer to oppose confirmation of Gale Norton as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Enacted Number: 44-01
ADOPTED
010114 [Money wire transfer service fee waiver] Supervisors Sandoval, Gonzalez, Ammiano, Leno
Resolution urging San Francisco money wire transfer services to eliminate fees for sending funds to El Salvador for the next 90 days to recognize the country’s state of emergency.
Enacted Number: 45-01
ADOPTED
010115 [Golden Gate National Recreation Area pet policy] Supervisors Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Maxwell, Yee
Resolution declaring intent to seek reversionary right to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area property pending GGNRA removal of twenty year pet policy.
Enacted Number: 46-01
ADOPTED
010116 [Golden Gate National Recreation Area ban on off-leash dogs] Supervisors Newsom, Leno, Hall, Peskin, Maxwell, Yee
Resolution urging the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to delay taking action to ban off-leash dogs at Crissy Field and other GGNRA properties until after thoroughly studying the affect that such a ban would have on the City of San Francisco and particularly on neighborhood parks.
Enacted Number: 47-01
ADOPTED
010117 [Golden Gate National Recreation Area Citizens Advisory Commission] Supervisors Yee, Leno, Maxwell
Resolution urging the Golden Gate National Recreation Area Citizens Advisory Commission to defer action on the revocation of the 1979 pet policy until the City has had time to review the proposal.
Enacted Number: 48-01
ADOPTED
010118 [Chinese New Year] Supervisors Yee, Leno
Resolution celebrating the Chinese New Year and proclaiming January 24, 2001, the first day of the Year of the Golden Snake.
Enacted Number: 65-01
ADOPTED
The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:
Ayes: 10 - Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Hall, Maxwell, McGoldrick, Leno, Newsom, Peskin, Yee
Absent: 1 - Sandoval
OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION
Introduced by Supervisors or Mayor
Ordinances
010141 [Post Non-Discrimination Notice] Supervisors Leno, Maxwell, McGoldrick
Ordinance amending Section 3303 of the San Francisco Police Code to require employers to post a non-discrimination in employment notice created and distributed by the Human Rights Commission.
1/22/01, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Economic Vitality, Small Business and Social Policy Committee, expires on 2/21/2001.
010142 [Charity Care Reporting and Notice Requirement] Supervisors Maxwell, Ammiano
Draft Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Sections 129-136 to authorize the Department of Public Health to require hospitals to report on amount of charity care provided and requiring patient notification of policies on charity care.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee.
Resolutions
002216 [Federal grant for a residential substance abuse program for pregnant and postpartum women] Supervisors Leno, Newsom
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, Community Substance Abuse Services, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $800,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) to expand the number of residential beds available to pregnant and postpartum women and to enter into an agreement which includes a rights in data clause for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Public Health Department)
12/20/00, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee.
1/22/01, CALLED FROM COMMITTEE. Pursuant to Rule 5.33, Supervisor Leno called this measure from the Public Health and Environment Committee for Board consideration January 29, 2001.
Pursuant to Rule 5.33, Supervisor Leno called this measure from the Public Health and Environment Committee for Board consideration January 29, 2001.
CALLED FROM COMMITTEE.
002215 [Federal grant to reduce indoor environmental triggers for asthma] Supervisors Leno, Newsom, Peskin
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health and Safety Services, Environmental Health Services, to accept and expend grant funds of $98,399 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Healthy Homes for Healthy Airways program. (Public Health Department)
12/20/00, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee.
1/22/01, CALLED FROM COMMITTEE. Pursuant to Rule 5.33, Supervisor Leno called this measure from the Public Health and Environment Committee for Board consideration January 29, 2001.
Pursuant to Rule 5.33, Supervisor Leno called this measure from the Public Health and Environment Committee for Board consideration January 29, 2001.
CALLED FROM COMMITTEE.
002214 [Federal grant for a mobile methadone program] Supervisors Leno, Newsom, Daly, Peskin
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, Community Substance Abuse Services, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $235,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) for the mobile methadone maintenance program and to enter into an agreement which includes a rights in data clause for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Public Health Department)
12/20/00, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee.
1/22/01, CALLED FROM COMMITTEE. Pursuant to Rule 5.33, Supervisor Leno called this measure from the Public Health and Environment Committee for Board consideration January 29, 2001.
Pursuant to Rule 5.33, Supervisor Leno called this measure from the Public Health and Environment Committee for Board consideration January 29, 2001.
CALLED FROM COMMITTEE.
002213 [Federal grant funds for strategic planning to reduce community and youth violence in Bayview Hunters Point and the Mission Districts] Supervisors Leno, Newsom, Peskin
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Community Health Promotion and Prevention, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $195,900 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) for the Community Youth Mental Health Promotion project and to enter into an agreement which includes a rights in data clause for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Public Health Department)
12/20/00, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee. Department requests this item be calendared at the January 11, 2001 meeting.
1/22/01, CALLED FROM COMMITTEE. Pursuant to Rule 5.33, Supervisor Leno called this measure from the Public Health and Environment Committee for Board consideration January 29, 2001.
Pursuant to Rule 5.33, Supervisor Leno called this measure from the Public Health and Environment Committee for Board consideration January 29, 2001.
CALLED FROM COMMITTEE.
001538 [Grant funds for a technical assistance and capacity development demonstration project] Supervisor Newsom
Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health, Population Health and Prevention, HIV Health Services, to accept retroactively and expend first year grant funds of $993,917 from the DHHS Office of Minority Health for the technical assistance and capacity development demonstration program for HIV/AIDS related services in highly impacted minority communities, and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; providing for ratification of action previously taken. (Public Health Department)
12/5/00, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee. Department requests this item be scheduled for consideration at the December 28, 2000 meeting.
1/22/01, CALLED FROM COMMITTEE. Pursuant to Rule 5.33, Supervisor Leno called this measure from the Public Health and Environment Committee for Board consideration January 29, 2001.
Pursuant to Rule 5.33, Supervisor Leno called this measure from the Public Health and Environment Committee for Board consideration January 29, 2001.
CALLED FROM COMMITTEE.
010119 [Establishing a 17-member task force to study civic participation and electoral reform] Supervisor Daly
Resolution establishing the Civic Participation Task Force to study trends in civic participation and report back to the Board of Supervisors with proposed electoral reforms.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
010120 [Meeting Schedule] Supervisor Ammiano
Resolution revising the regular meeting schedule of the Board of Supervisors by canceling the November 26, 2001, December 24, 2001 and December 31, 2001 meetings and by canceling all Board and Committee meetings from August 28 through September 16, 2001.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
010121 [Bessie Carmichael Elementary School] Supervisor Daly
Resolution urging the San Francisco Unified School District to make the construction of a new Bessie Carmichael Elementary School a top priority.
1/22/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
010122 [Appointment of Public Defender] Supervisor Gonzalez
Resolution urging the Mayor to appoint Jeff Adachi, the Chief Trial Attorney in the office of the Public Defender, as Public Defender for the City and County of San Francisco.
1/22/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
010123 [Renegotiation of Modesto and Turlock Irrigation District Contracts] Supervisors Gonzalez, Newsom, McGoldrick, Peskin
Resolution directing the City Attorney to examine the ways in which San Francisco could terminate its obligations to provide power from the Hetch Hetchy Dam to the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation Districts as stipulated in the agreements approved in 1988 and to examine the ways in which the City could terminate its contract with Pacific Gas and Electric to distribute this power to the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation Districts, and to inform the Modesto and Turlock Irrigation Districts of San Francisco’s intent to begin renegotiation of these contracts.
1/22/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
010124 [1999 Affordable Housing Bonds Housing Account Transfer] Supervisors McGoldrick, Peskin
Resolution authorizing and directing the transfer of $3,000,000 of the proceeds of City and County of San Francisco Taxable General Obligation Bonds (Affordable Housing) Series 1999A held in the Development Account to the Downpayment Loan Assistance Account.
1/22/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
010125 [Extension of exclusive negotiations between the Port of San Francisco and the Malrite Company] Supervisors Peskin, Newsom, Leno, Hall
Resolution opposing the decision by the Port of San Francisco to extend exclusive negotiations with the Malrite Company regarding Pier 45 for an additional ninety (90) days until April 15, 2001.
1/22/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
010126 [Litigation] Supervisors Peskin, Newsom, Leno
Resolution urging the City Attorney to file a petition for certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States, asking that Court to review the judgment of the California Supreme Court in East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation v. State of California, SO 77396, and to hold that AB 133 violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.
1/22/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
010127 [Commendation - Saint Ignatius/Sacred Heart] Supervisors Hall, Daly, Yee, Newsom
Resolution commending Saint Ignatius College Preparatory and SacredHeart Cathedral for their continued success in fulfilling their respective missions to educate the youth of San Francisco and for their ability to successfully maintain their athletic rivalry through the annual Bruce-Mahoney Memorial Trophy competition.
1/22/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Requests for Hearing
010128 [Resource Conservation Ordinance] Supervisor Daly
Hearing to study the effectiveness and implementation of the Resource Conservation Ordinance.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee.
010129 [Mid-Market Redevelopment Project Area] Supervisor Daly
Hearing to measure the Redevelopment Agency’s progress in creating a Mid-Market Redevelopment Project Area.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.
010130 [San Francisco Zoo Fees and Policies] Supervisor Daly
Hearing to study developing family-friendly policies at the San Francisco Zoo, to increase the number of San Francisco children visiting the Zoo.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Neighborhood Services and Parks Committee.
010131 [Planning Commission Appointments] Supervisor Gonzalez
Hearing to discuss the current procedure for appointing individuals to the Planning Commission and to discuss possible changes to the San Francisco City Charter regarding these appointments.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee.
010132 [Lake Merced Task Force Report] Supervisor Hall
Hearing to provide the Board of Supervisors an opportunity to receive a status report from the Lake Merced Task Force on its work to address the problems at Lake Merced.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Neighborhood Services and Parks Committee.
010133 [Crystal Methamphetamine] Supervisors Leno, Newsom
Hearing to consider ways to respond to use of the drug crystal methamphetamine and educational efforts by public agencies and community-based organizations that encourage harm reduction among communities which use this drug.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Health and Environment Committee.
010134 [Bureau of Energy Conservation] Supervisor Leno
Hearing to examine the recent Public Utilities Commission decision to terminate the Bureau of Energy Conservation.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Utilities and Deregulation Committee.
010135 [Golden Gate National Recreation Area] Supervisor Yee
Hearing to consider recent actions and proposals of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area including revocation of the 1979 Pet Policy and closure of Fort Funston.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Neighborhood Services and Parks Committee.
010136 [Energy Conservation] Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Maxwell
Hearing to consider restoring the City’s Bureau of Energy Conservation and/or contracting for short-term energy conservation consulting services available to City departments and private business.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Public Utilities and Deregulation Committee.
010137 [Family Service Agency] Supervisor Ammiano
Hearing to inquire into contract compliance and labor practices of the Family Service Agency TAP Program located at 2730 Bryant Street.
1/22/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Audit, Labor and Government Efficiency Committee.
Motions
010051 [Final map for a 31 unit mixed use condominium project]
Motion approving final map of The Allied Box Factory, a Mixed Use Development Live/Work and Commercial Condominium Project (2169 Folsom Street), being a subdivision of Lot 74, Assessor’s Block No. 3573, and adopting findings pursuant to City Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)

(DPW Order No. 172,749.)

1/10/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
1/16/01, SEVERED FROM FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA. Supervisor McGoldrick requested this matter be severed so it could be considered separately.
1/16/01, REFERRED to Transportation and Land Use Committee. Supervisor McGoldrick requested this matter be referred to committee.
1/22/01, CALLED FROM COMMITTEE. There being no objection, Supervisor McGoldrick requested this measure be called from the Transportation and Land Use Committee for Board consideration January 29, 2001.
There being no objection, Supervisor McGoldrick requested this measure be called from the Transportation and Land Use Committee for Board consideration January 29, 2001.
CALLED FROM COMMITTEE.
010138 [Suspend 30 Day Rule] Supervisor Gonzalez
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 amending Administrative Code Chapter 37 "Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance" by adding a new Section 37.8C "Temporary Moratorium on Rent Board processing or approval of landlord petitions for certification and passthrough of capital improvement, rehabilitation and energy conservation costs to tenants, during pendency of the Superior Court’s preliminary injunction staying implementation of November 2000 Proposition H."
1/22/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
010140 [Needle Exchange Emergency] Supervisors Ammiano, Newsom, Yee, Leno, Daly, Peskin
Motion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program.
1/22/01, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Introduced by the President at the Request of Departments
PROPOSED ORDINANCES
010078 [Speed limit regulations along Alemany Boulevard] Supervisors Newsom, Sandoval
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Traffic Code, clarifying the speed limit regulations for Alemany Boulevard. (Parking and Traffic Department)

(DPT Order No. 2144)

1/16/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Transportation and Land Use Committee.
010105 [Geographic Information System Data License Fees]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Administrative Code by adding Section 8.40 to authorize the Department of Public Works to charge license fees for the use of the City’s Base Map Geographic Information System ("GIS") data and ratifying prior fees. (Public Works Department)
1/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Transportation and Land Use Committee.
010107 [Memorandum of Understanding, Local 790 Fire Rescue Paramedics]
Ordinance adopting and implementing the terms of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO, Local 790, and the City and County of San Francisco for the H-1 Fire Rescue Paramedics to be effective for the period July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2001. (Human Resources Department)

(Fiscal impact.)

1/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
010104 [Settlement of Grievance, Local 21]
Resolution authorizing settlement of the grievance filed by Glen Alston and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, Local 21, AFL-CIO ("Local 21"), on behalf of 16 Civilian Fire Inspectors pursuant to the Memoranda of Understanding between Local 21 and the City and County of San Francisco in the aggregate amount of $80,080.48. (Human Resources Department)
1/17/01, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance and Labor Committee.
Requests Granted
From: Supervisor Hall

To: General Manager, Public Utilities Commission

Requesting/Inquiring: Lake Merced restoration

To determine what the status is of the $150,000 allocated in the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) budget for fiscal year 2000/01 for work on Lake Merced and whether or not the PUC plans on appropriating funds in its fiscal year 2001/02 budget for further work and study on Lake Merced.

From: Supervisor Hall

To: General Manager, Recreation and Park Department

Requesting/Inquiring: To report on the current status of the project to restore Harding Park Golf Course.

From: Supervisor Leno

To: City Attorney

Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation creating an Energy Self-Sufficiency Task Force that will make recommendations to support the creation of a citywide comprehensive energy plan addressing issues of renewable energies, efficiency, distributed generation, health and cost.

From: Supervisor McGoldrick

To: City Attorney

Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation providing for inclusion of early and significant community and neighborhood input into the planning process at the Planning Department.

From: Supervisor McGoldrick

To: City Attorney

Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation providing for increased school pedestrian safety, including oversized new DOT approved fluorescent yellow green advanced school and advanced school crossing signage at all Pre K-12 school sites; installation of yellow ladder and/or zebra style crosswalks adjacent to all Pre K-12 school site crosswalks and at yellow marked designated safe routes to school crossings at major multi-land arterial boulevards; as well as other provisions to be outline in greater detail in a subsequent written memorandum.

From: Supervisor McGoldrick

To: City Attorney

Requesting/Inquiring: To draft a charter

From: Supervisor Yee

To: City Attorney

Requesting/Inquiring: To investigate and report on the Golden Gate National Recreation Area’s (GGNRA) proposal to revoke the GGNRA 1979 Pet Policy.Specifically, is this action legal?What procedures does the GGNRA need to follow in revoking such a policy?Please include pertinent federal law and applicable provisions in the deed by which the City turned over lands to the GGNRA.

From: Supervisor Ammiano

To: City Attorney and Controller

Requesting/Inquiring: That the City Attorney draft an amendment to the Board of Supervisors (BOS) Budget Analyst Contract; and the Controller develop a supplemental budget appropriation to increase the contract with the BOS Budget Analyst.

From: Supervisor Ammiano

To: Director, Department of Human Services

To: Executive Director and Board of Directors of the Family Service Agency TAP Program.

Requesting/Inquiring: To notify the Director of the Department of Human Services, Executive Director and Board of Directors of the Family Service Agency TAP Program that a hearing has been called to inquire into contract compliance and labor practices of the Family Service Agency TAP Program at 2730 Bryant Street; and will be scheduled for committee hearing in the near future.

The parameters of the hearing will include:

1. Inquire into whether the Family Service Agency is complying with contractual obligations with the City and County of San Francisco.

2.Inquire into current labor practices and labor/management relations.

3.Devise strategies to resolve contract compliance problems, labor/management relations and other problem areas.

4.Other related issues.

From: Supervisors Ammiano, Daly, Gonzalez, Maxwell

To: City Attorney

Requesting/Inquiring: To draft legislation inviting proposals for City-owned distributed, renewable energy

In Memoriams
Motion that the Board adjourn its meeting this date out of respect to the memory of the following deceased:

Edward Bransten (Supervisor Leno)

Maurice Davis (Supervisor Maxwell)

Gregory Corso (Supervisor Peskin)

Iris Conner (Supervisors Daly, Hall)

ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the Board at the hour of 5:17 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 March 12, 2001.

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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