City and County of San Francisco

October 05, 2009

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

City Hall, Committee Room 263

 

Meeting Agenda
Monday, October 5, 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.  090981  [Street Encroachment at 1230-1240 Twin Peaks Boulevard] 
Resolution granting revocable permission to Michael Chung to occupy, excavate and regrade an existing unimproved portion of the public right-of-way to construct and maintain private concrete driveways with retaining walls, walkways and steps with accommodations for drainage and new landscaping to provide pedestrian and vehicular access to two (2) new single family dwellings at 1230-1240 Twin Peaks Boulevard (Block 2821, Lots 022 & 021), conditioned upon the payment of an annual assessment fee, and making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department)

8/6/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 

2.  091096  [Rental Subsidy Program for Low Income Families]  Supervisor Avalos 
Hearing on the Rental Subsidy Program for Low Income Families, including an assessment of its funding streams and their stability, the program's effectiveness in supporting families, the demographics of participants and statistics on their progress in the program.

9/15/09, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 
10/1/09, TRANSFERRED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 

3.  090931  [Rental Subsidy Program for Low-Income Families]  Supervisors Avalos, Campos, Mar
Ordinance adding Sections 48.1 through 48.7 to the San Francisco Administrative Code creating the Rental Subsidy Program for Low-Income Families that establishes a need-based local housing subsidy for homeless families subject to the fiscal and budgetary provisions of the Charter.

7/21/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 8/20/2009. 
9/22/09, REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. Referred to Youth Commission for review and recommendation. 

4.  090929  [Port of San Francisco's Request for Proposals for a Concrete Batching or Asphalt Production Lease at Seawall Lot 352, Pier 94]  Supervisor Elsbernd
Hearing to consider the Port of San Francisco's Request for Proposals for a Concrete Batching or Asphalt Production Lease at Seawall Lot 352, Pier 94 and the Department of Public Works' findings regarding the Municipal Asphalt Plant located at 1801 Jerrold Street.

7/21/09, 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. 

  091059  [Correction to the vacation of former Trenton Street] 
Ordinance ordering the summary vacation of a portion of Trenton Street south of Jackson Street within Assessor's Block 0192; making findings pursuant to the California Streets and Highways Code Sections 8330 et seq.; establishing conditions to the effectiveness of the vacation; adopting environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1. (Real Estate Department)

8/20/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 10/15/2009. 

  091093  [Approving Zoning Map Amendments in Connection with the 1500 Page Street Residential Care Special Use District] 
Ordinance amending Section Maps 6H and 6SU of the Zoning Maps of the City and County of San Francisco for the real property located at 1500 Page Street (Assessor's Block 1223/Lot 004) at the northwest corner of Masonic Avenue and Page Street, to reclassify the property from a 40-X Height and Bulk District to a 55-X Height and Bulk District, and to map the 1500 Page Street Residential Care Special Use District in order to permit the expansion of an existing building used for residential care and other considerations; and adopting General Plan, Planning Code and environmental findings. (Planning Department)

9/11/09, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 10/22/2009. 

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.
Board procedures do not permit: 1) persons in the audience at a Committee meeting to vocally express support or opposition to statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying;2) ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar sound-producing electronic devices; 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; 4) standing in the meeting room.
Citizens are encouraged to testify at Committee meetings and to write letters to the Clerk of a Committee or to its members, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.
USING LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR PRESENTATIONS: Please contact City Hall Media Services at (415) 554-4933 to coordinate the use of laptop computers for presentations at the meeting. Computers to be used are required to be tested in advance. The presenter should arrive 30 minutes prior to the meeting to connect and test their computer.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK. Agendas are available on the internet at www.sfgov.org/site/bos_meetings
Board meetings are cablecast on SF Cable 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call (415) 554-4188.
Requests for language interpreters at a meeting must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Contact Madeleine Licavoli at (415) 554-7722.
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.


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.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall and the War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove Street.
In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to perfumes and various other chemical-based scented products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals.

Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance 
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. The Sunshine Ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact by mail Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102 by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-7854 or by email at sotf@sfgov.org
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine

Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements 
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site www.sfgov.org/ethics

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