February 9, 2009

City and County of San Francisco
Land Use and Economic Development Committee

City Hall, Room 263

Meeting Agenda
Monday, February 9, 2009
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting

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Members: Sophie Maxwell, Eric Mar, David Chiu

Clerk: Linda Laws (415) 554-4441

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		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.	081356	[Zoning Map Amendment - 483 Bosworth Street, also known as 1 Lyell Street]
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sheet 11 of the Zoning Map of the City and County of San Francisco to change the zoning of the property located at 483 Bosworth Street, also known as 1 Lyell Street, Assessor's Block 6753, Lot 063 from P (Public) to RH-2 (Residential, House Districts, Two-Family); adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Priorities of Planning Code Section 101.1(b). (Planning Department)
		9/30/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 11/27/2008.
		1/26/09, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Tara Sullivan-Lenane, Planning Department; Silvia Johnson; Ahmad Mohazab, TECTA Associates. Continued to February 9, 2009.
		2/5/09, CLERICAL CORRECTION. Amended on page 2 line 14 replaced "NC-X" with "RH-2".

2.	090027	[Contract with Owners' Association for administration/management of Yerba Buena Community Benefit District]	Mayor
		Resolution approving an agreement with the nonprofit Owners' Association for administration/management of the property-based business improvement district known as the  Yerba Buena Community Benefit District, pursuant to Section 36651 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
		1/13/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Government Audit and Oversight Committee. 1/26/09 - Referred to the Small Business Commission for review and comment.
		2/4/09, TRANSFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
		The Chair intends to entertain a motion to send this item to Board as a Committee Report on February 10, 2009.

3.	090099	[Re-establishing the name of the Richmond District]	Supervisor Mar
		Ordinance rescinding Ordinance 4397 and re-establishing the name of the area north of Golden Gate Park and west of Arguello Boulevard as the Richmond District.
		1/27/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
		2/2/09, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Small Business Commission for review and comment.

4.	081560	[India Basin Industrial Park Zoning Map Amendment]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sectional Map Sheets ZN08, ZN10, SU08 and SU10 to change the use classification of certain parcels in and around the India Basin Industrial Park Redevelopment Project Area from M-1 (Light Industrial) and M-2 (Heavy Industrial) Districts to PDR-1-B (Light Industrial, Buffer) and PDR-2 (Production, Distribution, and Repair) Districts and to incorporate all of the subject parcels into the India Basin Industrial Park Special Use District; adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1.
		12/9/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 1/8/2009.
		12/29/08, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Planning Commission for review and comment; Planning Department for environmental review and Small Business Commission for comment and recommendation.

5.	081251	[Planning Code--Appendix K to Article 10, Bush Street-Cottage Row Historic District]	Supervisor Mirkarimi
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Appendix K to Article 10, "Bush Street-Cottage Row Historic District," by adding a new Section 7 to set forth additional requirement for Certificates of Appropriateness; and making findings, including findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1 and environmental findings.
		9/23/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

6.	081225	[Hayes Street two-way restoration]	Supervisor Mirkarimi
		Hearing on the status of the Municipal Transportation Agency's restoration of Hayes Street to a two-way thoroughfare pursuant to Board of Supervisors Resolution No. 619-07.
		9/16/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
		1/26/09, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; Robin Levitt. Continued to February 9, 2009.

7.	090126	[Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Plan]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Hearing on the status of the proposed Visitacion Valley Redevelopment Plan, including informational presentations by Planning and Redevelopment Staff.
		2/3/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee.

8.	090092	[Report on City's "Economic Stimulus Package"]	Supervisor Maxwell
		Hearing to consider the report on the City's "Economic Stimulus Package", including a presentation on how San Francisco is positioning itself for Federal investment dollars.
		1/27/09, RECEIVED AND 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.

	090024	[Modifies the cap on the amount that an individual production can receive under the Film Rebate Program, eliminates partial rebate of hotel and sales tax and extends the Program to June	Supervisors Alioto-Pier, Dufty
		Ordinance amending Administrative Code Section 57.8 by changing the cap on individual rebates from the total amount of taxes that the production paid to the City, to $600,000, modifying the definition of "qualified production cost" by eliminating fees and hotel and sales taxes from that definition, and extending the Film Rebate Program for two more years, until June 2011. (Fiscal Impact.)
		1/13/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 2/12/2009.

	090026	[Building Code - Certificate of Occupancy Issued for Changes to an Existing Building]	Supervisor Mirkarimi
		Ordinance amending the San Francisco Building Code by amending Section 109A to provide that any certificate of occupancy for a building or structure that is issued subsequent to the first certificate of occupancy shall be an amended certificate of occupancy that includes a reference to the date of the first certificate of occupancy and any subsequent certificates of occupancy that have been issued.
		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).

	090077	[Approving a Zoning Map Amendment in association with the proposed Project at 420 29th Avenue]
		Ordinance amending Sheet ZN04 of the Zoning Maps of the City and County of San Francisco for the real property located at 420 29th Avenue (Assessor's Block 1460/Lot 015) and known as St. Peter's Church between Geary Boulevard and Clement Street, to reclassify the property from an RH-2 (Residential House, Two-Family) District to an RM-1 (Residential Mixed, Low Density) District, in order to permit the development of a proposed affordable housing project for developmentally disabled adults; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code, and environmental findings. (Planning Department)
		1/26/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 3/5/2009.

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