City and County of San Francisco
City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee
City Hall, Room 263
Meeting Agenda
Thursday, October 2, 2008
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting
Members: Carmen Chu, Jake McGoldrick, Sean Elsbernd
Clerk: Gail Johnson (415) 554-4445
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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 |
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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. |
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| 1. |
081029 |
[Liquor license, 280-284 7th Street] |
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Hearing to consider that the issuance of a Type 48 on-sale general public premises liquor license to Pornchai Hutachinda for PPK Holdings Inc., located at 280-284 7th Street (District 6), will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco.
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7/29/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. (Referred to Planning and Police Departments for review and comment.) |
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9/23/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department approved liquor license request. |
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081108 |
[Liquor license transfer, 2767 Lombard Street] |
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Hearing to consider that the transfer of a Type 21 off sale general license from 4324 Geary Boulevard to 2767 Lombard Street (District 2), to Aziz and Randy Zeidan for Golden Gate Market, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco.
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8/6/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. (Referred to Planning and Police Departments for review and comment.) |
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8/20/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department approved liquor license request. |
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081229 |
[Accept and expend EPA West Coast Collaborative FOG to Biodiesel Grant funds - $175,000] |
Supervisor Chu |
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend a EPA FOG to Biodiesel Grant in the amount of $175,000 through the West Coast Collaborative.
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9/16/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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081254 |
[Accept-expend San Francisco Giants Community Fund and the Good Tidings Foundation gift - $100,000] |
Mayor |
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a gift in the estimated amount of $100,000 from the San Francisco Giants Community Fund and the Good Tidings Foundation for Excelsior Playground baseball/softball field improvements.
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9/23/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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081009 |
[Prohibiting smoking in taxicabs and motor vehicles for hire and free distribution of tobacco promotional items] |
Supervisor Maxwell |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by amending Section 1009.22 and amending the San Francisco Police Code by amending Section 1143 and repealing Sections 53, 53.1, and 1098, to prohibit smoking in taxicabs and other motor vehicles for hire, and amending San Francisco Police Code Section 95, to prohibit the free distribution of tobacco promotional items.
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7/16/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 8/15/2008. (Referred to Taxi and Small Business Commissions for informational purposes.) |
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081116 |
[Hearing - Presidio Neighborhood Representative Work Group Report] |
Supervisor Alioto-Pier |
Hearing on the Presidio Neighborhood Work Group. Per Resolution 258-08, the Presidio Neighborhood Work Group was established to develop comments on the Presidio Trust Management Plan and Supplemental Environmental Impact Report and to develop a report on the planning actions by the Presidio Trust.
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8/12/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION |
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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 City Operations and Neighborhood Services 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. |
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LEGISLATION UNDER THE 30-DAY RULE |
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(Not to be considered at this meeting) |
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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. |
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081193 |
[Prohibiting sale of tobacco products on property owned by or under the control of the City and County of San Francisco] |
Supervisor McGoldrick |
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Health Code by adding Article 19K, Sections 1010 through 1010.4, to prohibit sales of tobacco products on property owned by or under the control of the City and County of San Francisco.
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9/9/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 10/9/2008. |
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081250 |
[Massage practitioner requirements] |
Supervisor Dufty |
Ordinance amending Section 1902 of the San Francisco Health Code by changing the requirement that massage practitioners obtain a certificate of graduation to a certificate of completion verifying at least 100 hours of massage instruction.
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9/23/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 10/23/2008. |
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| Meeting Procedures |
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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. |
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| Disability Access |
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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. |
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| Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance |
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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 Frank Darby by mail to 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 contacting Mr. Darby or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfgov.org/sunshine |
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| Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements |
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| 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 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site www.sfgov.org/ethics |