August 9, 2007

City and County of San Francisco

City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee

City Hall, Room 263

Meeting Agenda
Thursday, August 9, 2007
1:00 PM
Regular Meeting

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Members: Jake McGoldrick, Michela Alioto-Pier, Ed Jew

Clerk: Annette Lonich (415) 554-7706

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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

	CONSENT AGENDA
		All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Agenda, are considered to be routine and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Committee. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the Committee or the public so requests, in which event the matter shall be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item.

1.	071066	[Approval of the HIV Prevention Projects Grant application]	Supervisor Dufty
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to submit an interim progress report (IPR) in order to continue to receive funding for the HIV Prevention Projects grant from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The amount of this annual recurring grant for the next grant year (January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008) is expected to be approximately $9 million. The due date of the IPR is September 4, 2007. (Public Health Department)
		7/13/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

2.	071119	[Accept and Expend FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Funds]	Supervisor Alioto-Pier
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $660,000 in Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds through the Federal Emergency Management Agency to seismically retrofit the Millbrae Water Supply & Treatment Headquarters.
		7/31/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

3.	071120	[Accept-Expend State Grant - Board of Supervisors]	Supervisor Alioto-Pier
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to accept and expend $275,000 in AB 471 funds from the California Resources Agency, Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program to fund Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other improvements to Tulare Park.
		7/31/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

4.	071130	[Provide SSI application assistance to the chronically homeless and mentally ill]	Supervisor McGoldrick
		Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $97,660 from the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide SSI application assistance to the chronically homeless and mentally ill in San Francisco and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of May 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008, which includes a sub-contract with the San Francisco Bar Association's Homeless Advocacy Project (HAP) in the amount of $59,620 for the same time period.
		7/31/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

5.	071145	[Accept and Expend Regional Grant - Department of the Environment]	Mayor
		Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment (SF Environment) to accept and expend grant funds, in the amount of $44,000 from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) to convert one Prius hybrid vehicle into a Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle for the purpose of public outreach and demonstration.
		7/31/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

6.	071146	[Accept-Expend Regional Grant - Department of the Environment]	Mayor
		Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $14,000.00 from Altamont Education Advisory Board to expand recycling and lunchroom composting programs at schools in San Francisco.
		7/31/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

	REGULAR AGENDA

7.	070497	[Geneva Office Building]	Supervisor Sandoval
		Hearing with the Department of Recreation and Park to discuss the status of the project to renovate the Geneva Office Building.
		4/17/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.
		5/10/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Yomi Agunbiade, General Manager, Recreation and Park; Mary Hobson, Recreation and Park; Male speaker, Friends of Geneva Office Building; Steve Currier, Outer Mission Residents Assoc.; Tony Sacco; Douglas Yep. Continued to June 7, 2007.
		6/14/07, CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR. Heard in Committee. No Speakers.
		7/12/07, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speaker: Douglas Yep. Continued to August 9, 2007.

8.	071131	[Hearing on implementation of garbage receptacles storage]	Supervisor McGoldrick
		Hearing on file number 060083 (Ordinance amending Public Works Code Section 170 to require that garbage receptacles, after collection, be returned to an enclosed area or other area that blocks views of the receptacles from the public right-of-way; and making environmental findings) to obtain an update from the Department of Public Works on the implementation of the Ordinance.
		7/31/07, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

9.	070667	[Medical Cannabis Dispensary Permits]	Supervisor Alioto-Pier
		Ordinance amending Sections 3301, 3304, 3305, 3307, and 3308 of the San Francisco Health Code and Sections 209.3, 217, 790.141 and 890.133 of the San Francisco Planning Code to (a) require the Director of Public Health to certify that applicants for Medical Cannabis Dispensary permits have not been convicted of certain felony offenses, (b) require Dispensaries to provide security measures, including lighting and alarms, (c) establish minimum disability access standards; (d) extend the time period for Dispensaries to obtain a Medical Cannabis Dispensary permit to March 1, 2008; (e) authorize the sale and delivery of medical cannabis to qualified patients with a verifiable, written recommendation from a physician for medical cannabis; (f) clarify the definition of  medical cannabis dispensary; and (g) adopting General Plan, Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and environmental findings."
		5/15/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 6/14/2007. June 12, 2007 - Referred to Planning Department for review. June 15, 2007 - Referred amended copy to Planning Department for review.
		6/14/07, CONTINUED. Supervisor Jew excused from voting on this item. Continued to July 26, 2007. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Douglas Yep.
		7/26/07, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Supervisor Mirkarimi; John Malamut, Deputy City Attorney; Susan, Mayor's Office on Disability; Namoni Finkelstein; Mira Lngram; Rose Kenyou; Liam Smith; Pat Buscovich; George Price; A. Jon Martinelli; Denise Dorey; Walter Jones; Starchild; David Cohen; Bruce Gifford; Kevin Reed; Steve Ryden; Deb Jonston; Albert Blais; Shana O.; Sherese Sanrafiau; Michael Aldrich; Michelle Aldrich; Cathy Smith; Soren Ragsdale; Stephanie Tucker; Jonathan B.; Thea Selby; Terrie Frye; Daniel Mendez; Christina; Alex Franco; Mrs. Bowie; Patrick Goggin; Angelica Kuhl; Katherine Buckley; Douglas Moore; Jason Beck; Harold Cubstead; Silvia Johnson; Charles Pappas; Barbara Clancy; Douglas Yep; Michael Dane; H. Hanley; Evan Matteo. (Supervisor Jew excused from voting in Committee.) AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
		7/26/07, CONTINUED AS AMENDED.

	ADJOURNMENT

	IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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	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.

10.	071136	[Recreation and Park Department - Camping, Sleeping]	Mayor
		Ordinance amending San Francisco Park Code Section 3.12 to prohibit cooking, and to prohibit modification of park landscape to create a shelter; and amending Section 3.13 to prohibit sleeping in any park from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. (Supervisor Daly dissented in Committee.)
		7/31/07, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee.

Meeting Procedures

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Disability Access

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Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements

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