City and County of San Francisco

Board of Supervisors - Land Use & Economic Development Committee

May 11, 2009

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City and County of San Francisco
Land Use and Economic Development Committee
City Hall, Room 263

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Meeting Agenda
Monday, May 11, 2009
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting

Members: Sophie Maxwell, Eric Mar, David Chiu

Clerk: Linda Laws (415) 554-4441

Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents: 1) Legislation 2) Budget Analyst report 3) Legislative Analyst report

Each member of the public will be allotted the same maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the Chair at the beginning of each item, excluding City representatives, except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of the meeting.


AGENDA CHANGES


REGULAR AGENDA

1. 090421 [Administrative Code Revision to Allow Renewal of Contracts for Local Rent Supplement Program] Mayor
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code by amending Chapter 24A "Administrative Structure Local Rent Supplement Program in the Office of the Mayor" by amending Section 24A.08 related to the definition of Qualified Tenant to delete an out-dated tenant eligibility requirement; and amending Section 24A.10 related to the Term of Contract to extend the term of Rent Supplement Contracts for 10 years beginning April 1, 2009.
4/7/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 5/7/2009.
4/16/09, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to the Residential Rent Stabilization & Arbritration Board for informational purposes.

2. 090474 [Divided ownership of Real Ownership Opportunities for Tenants (ROOTS) program projects comprised of separate legal parcels] Supervisor Chiu
Ordinance amending San Francisco Board of Supervisors Ordinance No. 34-07 by permitting projects that are the subject of Real Ownership Opportunities for Tenants (ROOTS) program grants to be comprised of separate legal parcels.
4/21/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

3. 090475 [Exceptions to Seismic Safety Loan Program requirements to amend loan to 53 Columbus Avenue] Supervisor Chiu
Ordinance approving exceptions to requirements under San Francisco Administrative Code Sections 66 and 66A and the Seismic Safety Loan Program Regulations, dated May 2006, adopted by the Board of Supervisors through Ordinance No. 122-06, to amend an existing Seismic Safety Loan Program ("SSLP") loan for a project at 53 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, California, to allow for cooperative housing and a transfer of the commercial portion of the project improvements.
4/21/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

4. 081600 [Closing Potrero Power Plant, adopting clean energy goals, and updating the Electricity Resource Plan] Supervisor Maxwell
Ordinance establishing City policy to take all feasible steps to close the entire Potrero Power Plant as soon as possible and urging the Public Utilities Commission to immediately prepare a plan to close the Potrero Power Plant; and establishing clean energy goals; and urging the Public Utilities Commission to update the Electricity Resource Plan.
12/16/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

5. 090022 [Streamlining the regulation of small businesses] Supervisors Chiu, Chu, Maxwell
Hearing on streamlining the regulation of small businesses: a review of the roles and responsibilities of the fifteen City departments that interface with small businesses, pursuant to Administrative Code Section 2A.241 as enacted by Proposition I in November 2007.
1/13/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
4/6/09, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Diane Wesley Smith; Francisco Da Costa; Steven Cornell; Jim Lazarus; Espanola Jackson; Ann Garrison; Willie Ratcliff. Continued to May 4, 2009.
5/4/09, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speaker: Francisco Da Costa, EJA. Continued to May 11, 2009.

6. 090364 [Local Business Enterprises] Supervisor Chiu
Hearing for the Human Rights Commission to present to the Board of Supervisors current data on the number, dollar value, and type of contracts awarded to Local Business Enterprises as required by Administrative Code Section 14B.15.
3/24/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

7. 090026

This agenda item was revised as of 05/07/09 due to the the creation of a substitute ordinance bearing a new title 		[Requiring Amended Certificates of Final Completion and Occupancy for Changes of Occupancy of Existing Buildings] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by amending Section 109A to provide that an Amended Certificate of Final Completion and Occupancy shall be issued for an existing building where there is an increase in the number of legal dwelling units resulting in a change of occupancy, and to require the Amended Certificate of Final Completion and Occupancy to include a reference to the date of the first certificate of occupancy and any subsequent certificates of occupancy that have been issued for the building; amending the Planning Code by adding Section 359 to provide that a requirement to pay a development impact fee prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy shall include payment of the fee prior to issuance of an amended certificate of occupancy.
1/13/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 2/12/2009.
1/15/09, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Building Inspection Commission for review and comment; referred to Planning Department for environmental review.
1/26/09, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Non-physical per CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2).
5/5/09, SUBSTITUTED. Supervisor Mirkarimi submitted a substitute ordinance bearing new title.
5/5/09, ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.


ADJOURNMENT

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
NOTE: Persons unable to attend the meeting may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the agenda items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought to the attention of the Board of Supervisors. Any written comments should be sent to: Committee Clerk of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102 by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Comments which cannot be delivered to the committee clerk by that time may be taken directly to the hearing at the location above.

NOTE: Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, the following notice is hereby given: if you challenge, in court, the general plan amendments or planning code and zoning map amendments described above, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Supervisors at, or prior to, the public hearing.


LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE


(Not to be considered at this meeting)
Rule 5.40 provides that when an ordinance or resolution is introduced which would CREATE OR REVISE MAJOR CITY POLICY, the committee to which the legislation is assigned shall not consider the legislation until at least thirty days after the date of introduction. The provisions of this rule shall not apply to the routine operations of the departments of the City or when a legal time limit controls the hearing timing. In general, the rule shall not apply to hearings to consider subject matter when no legislation has been presented, nor shall the rule apply to resolutions which simply URGE action to be taken.

090388 [Zoning - Establishing the 1500 Page Street Residential Care Special Use District] Supervisor Mirkarimi
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Sections 249.41 and 263.22 to establish the 1500 Page Street Residential Care Special Use District (SUD), encompassing the real property located at 1500 Page Street (Assessor's Block 1223, Lot 004), to permit the expansion of a building used for residential care; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code and environmental findings. (Planning Commission)
4/2/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 5/14/2009.

090392 [Zoning - Ordinance amending Planning Code Section 309.1]
Ordinance amending Planning Code Section 309.1 to allow a design review exception for Downtown Residential districts permitting minor height measurement modifications that could otherwise be modified as a Planned Unit Development pursuant to Section 304. (Planning Department)
4/6/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 5/14/2009.

090477 [Amending Planning Code - South of Market (SOMA) Community Stabilization Fund] Supervisor Daly
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code to clarify certain provisions relating to the South of Market (SOMA) Stabilization Fund by amending Section 318.2 and 318.7 to clarify that the Mayor's Office of Community Investment, the successor to the Mayor's Office of Community Development, will manage and expend the Fund; and amending Section 318.3 to clarify that the SOMA Stabilization fee is due before issuance of the final certificate of occupancy or within a time certain after the issuance of a first certificate of occupancy, whichever is sooner; and making certain findings including findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.
4/21/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 5/21/2009.
4/27/09, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Department for environmental review and Planning Commission for public hearing and recommendation.

090554 [Building Code - Registration of Vacant/Abandoned Buildings; Annual Fee and Penalties for Violation] Supervisor Chiu
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by adding Section 103A.4 to require the owner of a vacant or abandoned building to register the building with the Department of Building Inspection, require the owner to maintain the grounds and the exterior and interior of the building in good condition, and provide that a property in violation of the requirements is a public nuisance; and by amending Section 110, Table 1A-J to establish an annual registration fee; adopting environmental and other findings.
5/5/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 6/4/2009.

090555 [Amendments to the Police Code by adding Section 1.1 designating Clipper Cove as a Special-Use Area] Supervisor Daly
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Police Code by adding Section 1.1 designating Clipper Cove as a Special-use Area, making it a misdemeanor to moor or anchor a vessel in Clipper Cove without a valid permit issued by the Treasure Island Development Authority ("TIDA"), or its designee, and allowing TIDA to remove and store vessels moored in violation of this Ordinance.
5/5/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 6/4/2009.

Meeting Procedures
The Board of Supervisors is the Legislative Body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board has several standing Committees where ordinances and resolutions are the subject of hearings at which members of the public are urged to testify. The full Board does not hold a second public hearing on measures which have been heard in committee.
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AVISO EN ESPA¥OL: La solicitud para un traductor en una reunion debe recibirse antes de mediodia de el viernes anterior a la reunion. Llame a Erasmo Vazquez (415) 554-4909.

Translation: request at least 48 hours before the meeting. Please call: (415) 554-7701

Disability Access
The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair accessible.
Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SF Cable 26. Assistive listening devices for the Legislative Chamber are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244. Assistive listening devices for the Committee Room are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244 or in the Committee Room. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests made at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, N, and T (Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines serving the area are the 47 Van Ness, 9 San Bruno, and the 6, 7, 71 Haight/Noriega. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142.
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Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
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Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
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