City and County of San Francisco
City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, September 18, 2008
1:00 PM
City Hall, Room 263
Regular Meeting
City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee
Members: Carmen Chu, Jake McGoldrick, Sean Elsbernd
Clerk: Gail Johnson (415) 554-4445
| Members Present: |
Carmen Chu, Jake McGoldrick, Sean Elsbernd. |
| Members Excused: |
None. |
| Members Absent: |
None. |
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| MEETING CONVENED |
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The meeting convened at 1:05 p.m. |
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| 080853 |
[Liquor license - 251 Rhode Island Street] |
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| Hearing to consider that the issuance of a Type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to Joseph Latimore for Gallery Sensei, located at 251 Rhode Island Street (District 10), will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco. |
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6/16/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. (Sent referral letter to the Planning and Police Departments.) |
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6/30/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department approved liquor license request. |
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Heard in Committee. Speaker: Inspector Dave Falzon, Police Department, Vice Crimes Unit. |
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| PREPARED IN COMMITTEE AS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE REQUEST WITH CONDITIONS. |
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| Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to Joseph Latimore for Gallery Sensei, located at 251 Rhode Island Street (District 10), will serve the public convenience and necessity of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code, with conditions. |
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| RECOMMENDED by the following vote: |
Ayes: 2 - Chu, Elsbernd
Absent: 1 - McGoldrick
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| 080993 |
[Liquor license transfer - 637 Clement Street] |
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| Hearing to consider that the transfer of a Type 20 off-sale beer and wine license from 115 Clement Street to 637 Clement Street (District 1), to Joe Anh Lee for Clement Store, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco. |
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7/14/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. (Referred to Planning and Police Departments for review and comment.) |
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8/7/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department approved liquor license request. |
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Heard in Committee. Speaker: Inspector Dave Falzon, Police Department, Vice Crimes Unit. |
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| CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR by the following vote: |
Ayes: 2 - Chu, Elsbernd
Absent: 1 - McGoldrick
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| 081076 |
[Liquor license transfer - 1926 Lombard Street] |
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| Hearing to consider that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general license from 1600 Lombard Street to 1926 Lombard Street (District 2), to Luigi and Brixhilda Daberdaku and Cezar and Georgeta Popovici for Luigi's Delicatessen, will serve the convenience of the people of the City and County of San Francisco. |
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8/4/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. (Sent referral letter to the Planning and Police Departments.) |
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8/13/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department approved liquor license request. |
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Heard in Committee. Speakers: Inspector Dave Falzon, Police Department, Vice Crimes Unit; Bret Gibbs. |
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| PREPARED IN COMMITTEE AS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE REQUEST WITH CONDITIONS. |
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| Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general license from 1600 Lombard Street to 1926 Lombard Street (District 2), to Luigi and Brixhilda Daberdaku and Cezar and Georgeta Popovici for Luigi's Delicatessen, will serve the public convenience and necessity of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, in accordance with Section 23958.4 of the California Business and Professions Code, with conditions. |
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| RECOMMENDED by the following vote: |
Ayes: 2 - Chu, Elsbernd
Absent: 1 - McGoldrick
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| 081101 |
[Accept-Expend two related HIV research grants - $105,248] |
Supervisors Dufty, Ammiano |
| Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to retroactively accept and expend two related grants in the total amount of $105,248 from the Public Health Foundation Enterprises (PHFE) to support the "HIV Vaccine Trials Network Study - Parts A and B"; for the periods of January 1, 2008 through June 30, 2008 (Part A) and July 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 (Part B). |
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8/5/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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Heard in Committee. Speaker: Martin Soto, Department of Public Health. |
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| RECOMMENDED.. by the following vote: |
Ayes: 3 - Chu, McGoldrick, Elsbernd
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| 081111 |
[Approval of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act grant application - $36,118,233] |
Supervisor Dufty |
| Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to submit an application for the San Francisco Eligible Metropolitan Area (EMA) by the deadline of September 29, 2008, requesting a total amount of $36,118,233, to the Health Resources Services Administration (HRSA) to continue to receive funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act Grant (Ryan White Programs, Part A); for the next grant year, March 1, 2009 through February 28, 2010. (Public Health Department) |
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8/8/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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Heard in Committee. Speaker: Michelle Long. |
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| RECOMMENDED.. by the following vote: |
Ayes: 3 - Chu, McGoldrick, Elsbernd
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| 081121 |
[Accept-Expend state grant and amend Annual Salary Ordinance, FY 2008-09 - $400,000] |
Supervisors Elsbernd, Dufty, Chu |
| Ordinance authorizing the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $400,000 from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES) for gang violence reduction activities, and amending the Annual Salary Ordinance (ASO) to provide for the creation of certain grant funded positions. |
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8/12/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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Heard in Committee. Speakers: Maya Dillard-Smith, Violence Prevention Planning Coordinator, Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice. |
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| RECOMMENDED by the following vote: |
Ayes: 3 - Chu, McGoldrick, Elsbernd
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| 081187 |
[Accept-Expend Federal grant for emergency planning - $175,783] |
Supervisor Alioto-Pier |
| Resolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Management (DEM) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $175,783 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (State OES), for emergency planning for at-risk and vulnerable populations, for the period of July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. |
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9/9/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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Heard in Committee. Speaker: Krista Slanker, Department of Emergency Management. |
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| RECOMMENDED.. by the following vote: |
Ayes: 3 - Chu, McGoldrick, Elsbernd
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| 081189 |
[Accept and Expend grant - to support the STD Surveillance Network - $225,000] |
Supervisor Dufty |
| Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) to retroactively accept and expend funds from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), in the amount of $225,000, to support the STD Surveillance Network; for the period of September 30, 2008 through September 29, 2009. |
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9/9/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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Heard in Committee. Speaker: Wendy Wolf, Department of Public Health. |
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| RECOMMENDED.. by the following vote: |
Ayes: 3 - Chu, McGoldrick, Elsbernd
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| 080621 |
[Amending Health Code Article 8 - Food Preparation and Service Establishment] |
Mayor |
| Ordinance amending San Francisco Health Code Sections 451, 452, 456.4, 456.5, deleting Health Code Section 455, and amending San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 249.1 to include definition for licensed health care facilities, clarify the definition for hospital kitchen, update definitions to be consistent with the California Retail Food Code; add a fee for licensed health care facilities; and add lien procedures for enforcing monetary penalties. |
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5/6/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 6/5/2008. (Referred to Planning Department for environmental review.) |
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7/2/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department advised that proposed ordinance is exempt from environmental review [non-physical per Section 15060(c)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines. Fee statutorily exempt per Section 15273 of the CEQA Guidelines.]. |
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Heard in Committee. Speaker: Richard Lee, Department of Public Health. |
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| RECOMMENDED by the following vote: |
Ayes: 3 - Chu, McGoldrick, Elsbernd
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| 080688 |
[Helping Hands for Animals Program policy welcoming attorneys to volunteer with the District Attorney's Office to help prosecute animal cruelty cases] |
Supervisor Alioto-Pier |
| Resolution approving the "Helping Hands for Animals" Program which would welcome private attorneys to aid in the prosecution against animal cruelty as volunteer attorneys under the District Attorney's Office of San Francisco County. |
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5/20/08, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee. |
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7/17/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speakers: Catherine Stefani, Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Alioto-Pier; Christine Garcia, Animal Control Commission; Lindsay Bruick; Beth Sullivan; Greg. Continued to August 7, 2008. |
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8/7/08, CONTINUED. Heard in Committee. Speaker: Catherine Stefani, Legislative Assistant to Supervisor Alioto-Pier. Continued to September 18, 2008. |
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Heard in Committee. Speaker: Cammy Blackstone, Legislative Aide to Supervisor Alioto-Pier. |
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| TABLED by the following vote: |
Ayes: 3 - Chu, McGoldrick, Elsbernd
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| 080661 |
[Waiver process for garbage receptacle enclosure requirements on residential property] |
Supervisor Sandoval |
| Ordinance amending San Francisco Public Works Code Section 170 concerning garbage receptacles to authorize a waiver process to the enclosure requirements for residential properties. |
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5/13/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 6/12/2008. (Referred to Planning Department for environmental review.) |
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6/12/08, RESPONSE RECEIVED. Planning Department advised that proposed ordinance is exempt from environmental review [non-physical per Section 15060(c)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines]. |
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Heard in Committee. Speaker: Milt Mayers. |
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| CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR by the following vote: |
Ayes: 3 - Chu, McGoldrick, Elsbernd
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| 080847 |
[Requiring recyclable/compostable bags for newspapers and handbills] |
Supervisors Mirkarimi, Peskin |
| Ordinance amending Article 5.7 of the San Francisco Public Works Code by adding Section 184.77, to require any person who distributes newspapers or handbills that are packaged in bags or other wrapping to or upon private property to use only recyclable or compostable materials for such packaging and to impose penalties; and making environmental findings. |
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6/24/08, ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to City Operations and Neighborhood Services Committee, expires on 7/24/2008. (Referred to Planning Department for environmental review.) |
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Heard in Committee. Speaker: Rob Black, San Francisco Chamber of Commerce.
Continued to October 16, 2008. |
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| CONTINUED by the following vote: |
Ayes: 3 - Chu, McGoldrick, Elsbernd
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| ADJOURNMENT |
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The meeting adjourned at 1:47 p.m. |
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