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March 04, 2002

Full Board Agendas

Board of Supervisors

City and County of San Francisco

Legislative Chamber - Second Floor
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689

seal of the city and county of sf

AGENDA
Monday, March 4, 2002
2:00 PM

Regular Meeting


TOM AMMIANO, PRESIDENT
CHRIS DALY, MATT GONZALEZ, TONY HALL, MARK LENO,
SOPHIE MAXWELL, JAKE McGOLDRICK, GAVIN NEWSOM,
AARON PESKIN, GERARDO SANDOVAL, LELAND Y. YEE

Gloria L. Young, Clerk of the Board

ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Motion to approve the January 14 and January 22, 2002, Meeting Minutes.

AGENDA CHANGES

COMMUNICATIONS

Note: Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents:
1) Legislation
2) Budget Analyst report
3) Legislative Analyst report
4) Department or Agency cover letter and/or report
5) Public correspondence
These items will be available for review at City Hall, Room 244, Reception Desk.

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

Items 1 through 7

Recommendations of the Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Daly, Maxwell

1. 020189 [Supplemental Appropriation, Department of Public Works] Supervisors Peskin, Hall
Ordinance reappropriating $500,000 from the Third Street Light Rail Street Resurfacing Project to Various Street Treatment Projects in Districts 4 and 7 to be spent by the end of fiscal year 2001-02 and reappropriating $2,295,000 from the Taraval Street Resurfacing Project to Various Street Resurfacing Projects to be identified in consultation with the San Francisco County Transportation Authority to be spent by the end of fiscal year 2002-03 for a total of $2,795,000 for the Department of Public Works.
(Fiscal impact.)

2/25/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Present: Supervisors Peskin, Daly

2. 020247 [Settlement of Lawsuit]
Ordinance approving settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, against CalStar Retail, Inc., by payment by CalStar Retail Inc. to the City in the amount of $620,000 and other terms; the lawsuit was filed on August 7, 2001, in San Mateo County Superior Court, Case No. 417869, entitled City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission v. CalStar Retail, Inc. (City Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

3. 020046 [Bay Area Cellular Telephone Company dba AT&T Wireless Lease]
Resolution authorizing and approving a lease of cellular transmitter space at the Fire Station 30 (inactive) at 1300 4th Street to Bay Area Cellular Telephone Company dba AT&T Wireless. (Real Estate Department)
2/4/2002, RE-REFERRED to Finance Committee. Supervisor Peskin requested this matter be severed so it could be considered separately.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Recommendations of the Health and Human Services Committee
Present: Supervisors Daly, Leno, Maxwell

4. 020108 [Grant - Mental health services to transgender racial and ethnic minorities in non-mental health settings] Supervisor Leno
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to accept and expend retroactively a grant in the amount of $400,000 for the first year of three years from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to expand mental health services for racial and ethnic minority transgenders in non-mental health settings and to enter into an agreement for the use of these funds; for the period of October 1, 2001 to September 30, 2002. (Public Health Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

5. 020124 [Balboa Teen Health Center services to participants and staff of the YMCA OMI/Excelsior Neighborhood Beacon Center] Supervisor Sandoval
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health, Community Health Network, Balboa Teen Health Center (BTHC) to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $19,304 with the Urban Services YMCA OMI/Excelsior Neighborhood Beacon Center (YMCA) to provide services to Beacon Center participants and staff; for the period of July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002. (Public Health Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

Recommendations of the Rules and Audits Committee
Present: Supervisors Gonzalez, Sandoval

6. 020126 [Settlement of Lawsuit]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Laura Williams against the City and County of San Francisco for $37,500.00; the lawsuit was filed on July 11, 2000 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 313-526; entitled Williams, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al; other material terms of said settlement are BART will also contribute $37,500.00. (City Attorney)
2/25/2002, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

7. 020139 [Settlement of Lawsuit]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by El Paso Energy Marketing Co. against the City and County of San Francisco for $67,999.00; the lawsuit was filed on February 6, 2001 in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 318-666; entitled El Paso Energy Marketing Co. v. City and County of San Francisco. (City Attorney)
2/25/2002, PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Questions on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, or adoption, as indicated:______________________________________________

REGULAR AGENDA

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Recommendations of the Neighborhood Services and Recreation Committee
Present: Supervisors Newsom, Leno, McGoldrick

8. 012234 [Shopping Carts] Supervisors Newsom, Peskin
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Public Works Code by adding Article 24, consisting of Sections 1400 through 1409, to declare unattended empty shopping carts on either public property or on private property without the owner’s consent to be a nuisance, and authorizing the Department of Public Works to seize such shopping carts and charge impound and storage costs where the shopping carts are not retrieved by their owner within two days from the receipt of notice of the seizure; requiring a report from the Department of Public Works evaluating the success of its implementation of this ordinance.
2/25/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendation of the Rules and Audits Committee
Present: Supervisors Gonzalez, Sandoval

9. 020017 [Whistleblowers] Supervisors Gonzalez, Peskin
Ordinance amending Sections 4.100, 4.105, 4.110 and 4.115 of the San Francisco Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to: provide protection to whistleblowers who file a complaint with the Controller, District Attorney or City Attorney or a written complaint with the complainant’s department regarding improper government activity by a City officer or employee; provide a list of the types of complaints of improper government activity; clarify that protections for whistleblowers apply only when the whistleblower is subject to certain adverse employment actions; and require that the Ethics Commission prepare and all City departments post a notice about protections for whistleblowers.
2/25/2002, AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. 2/25/02 - Supervisor Gonzalez, seconded by Supervisor McGoldrick presented an Amendment of the Whole bearing new title.
2/25/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

Recommendations of the Transportation and Commerce Committee
Present: Supervisors McGoldrick, Hall, Ammiano

10. 011125 [Commercial Vehicle Weight Restriction - Mariposa Street]
Ordinance adding Section 28.5.54 to the San Francisco Traffic Code, establishing a commercial vehicle weight restriction on a portion of Mariposa Street. (Parking and Traffic Department)
2/25/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

11. 011962 [Prohibition on Video Signs and Rotating Signs] Supervisors Peskin, Leno
Ordinance amending Planning Code Sections 607 and 607.1 to prohibit the use of signs that project or emit animated video or video images of any kind in specified districts; amending Planning Code Section 607 to prohibit use of certain rotating signs in specified districts; making findings of consistency with the San Francisco General Plan and the Priority Policies of Planning Code Section 101.1; and making the prohibition on video signs retroactive to February 20, 2001.
(Planning Commission Resolution #16324 adopted 1/10/02 recommending approval. Received Certificate of Exemption/Exclusion from Environmental Review dated 12/17/01)

2/25/2002, PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

NEW BUSINESS

Recommendations of the Health and Human Services Committee
Present: Supervisors Daly, Leno, Maxwell

12. 011851 [Mandatory Minimum Federal Sentencing Guidelines] Supervisor Gonzalez
Resolution urging the United States Congress to support HR 1978 in repealing Mandatory Minimum Federal sentencing guidelines.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

13. 020094 [Preventive oral health care among various ethnic/racial caregivers of children in San Francisco between 1 and 5 years of age]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $93,537 with The Regents of the University of California (UCR), the primary contractor, to understand ethnic/racial cultural differences related to children’s oral health, under the first year of an award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH); for the period of September 1, 2001 to July 31, 2002. (Public Health Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

14. 020103 [Reduce risk behaviors that lead to exposure to HIV and increase adherence to remedial treatment after exposure to HIV]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $162,320.48 with The Regents of the University of California San Francisco (UCRSF), for the "Behavioral, Basic and Clinical Studies of the Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP)" project for the period of September 1, 2001 to August 31, 2002. (Public Health Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

15. 020132 [Research study to evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches for reducing the transmission risk behaviors of HIV-infected patients]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to enter retroactively into an agreement in the amount of $241,549 with The Regents of the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), the primary contractor, for a collaborative study of prevention for HIV-positive persons under the first year of an award from the DHHS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); for the period of September 30, 2001 to September 29, 2002. (Public Health Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

16. 020138 [Mental health services provided to high risk children ages 0 to 5 years and their families in San Francisco]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to retroactively accept and expend $50,000 for the first year of a two year grant from the California Department of Mental Health (CDMH) to expand the number of mental health assessments and other mental health services to children ages 0-5 years and their families; for the period of July 1, 2001 to June 30, 2002. (Public Health Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

17. 020157 [Local Regulation of Cigarette Advertising] Supervisors Daly, Leno
Resolution urging the United States Congress to amend the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act to allow state and local governments to regulate tobacco advertising and directing the City’s Federal Legislative Representative to take appropriate steps in order to further the enacting of this legislation.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

18. 020158 [Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions] Mayor
Resolution supporting efforts to curb global warming, adopting greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals for the City and County of San Francisco in excess of the targeted goals of the Kyoto Protocol, and calling for continued actions towards achieving these goals. (Mayor)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

COMMITTEE REPORTS
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.

From Health and Human Services Committee
The following item will be considered by the committee at a Special meeting on Monday, March 4, 2002, at 9:00 a.m. The Chair intends to request the committee to send the following item to the Board as a committee report.

19. 020290 [March 2002 Primary Election] Supervisor Leno
Resolution urging the California Secretary of State to oversee the March 2002 primary election in the County of San Francisco.
2/19/2002, CONTINUED. Supervisor Leno, seconded by Supervisor Gonzalez moved to continue to February 25, 2002.
2/25/2002, REFERRED to Health and Human Services Committee. Supervisor McGoldrick requested this matter be severed so it could be considered separately. Referred to Health and Human Services Committee for special meeting, Monday, March 4, 2002.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

20. ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS
Roll call for introduction of ordinances, resolutions, charter amendments, requests for hearings, letters of inquiry, and letters of request to the City Attorney.

21. PUBLIC COMMENT
An opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, including items being considered today which have not been considered by a Board committee and excluding items which have been considered by a Board committee. Members of the public may address the Board for up to three minutes. Each member of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak, 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

APPROVAL OF REQUESTS TO THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST
These items may be introduced by any Supervisor seeking analysis from the Office of the Legislative Analyst on introduced legislation and for the purpose of providing assistance to Board of Supervisors’ task forces and advisory committees. Requests to the Legislative Analyst shall require the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Board.

22. 020365 [Legislative Analyst Request] Supervisor Ammiano
Motion asking the Legislative Analyst to research the steps required for the City and County of San Francisco to attract a professional women’s sports franchise, including required financial backing and sporting venues and capacity. The report should document, to the extent possible, bids offered in other jurisdictions to obtain teams, ticket sales in other local sporting venues, such as Candlestick Park to be used for soccer and the status of plans to develop a basketball arena and new football stadium in San Francisco.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

CLOSED SESSION

CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY - Existing Litigation

23. 020321 [Existing Litigation]
Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session with the City Attorney for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding the following lawsuits involving challenges to the City’s Minority/Women/Local Business Utilization Program:

Coral Construction, Inc. v. San Francisco
San Francisco Superior Court No. 319549
Date Filed: 9/12/00

San Francisco v. Scott
Santa Clara County Superior Court, No. 787-323
Date Filed: 9/21/99 (City Attorney)
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

After a closed session, if one occurs, the President shall (1) request the Deputy City Attorney to identify the subjects discussed in the closed session, and (2) direct the Clerk of the Board to report the vote taken on any motion in the closed session.

[Elect To Disclose]
Motion that the Board finds it is in the public interest to disclose information discussed in closed session, and directs the President immediately to disclose that information.

[Elect Not to Disclose]
Motion that the Board finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time not to disclose its closed session deliberations concerning the anticipated litigation listed above.

FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE
These measures are introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote is required for adoption of a resolution today. Any Supervisor may require any resolution to go to committee.

Items 24 through 36

24. 020349 [Domestic Partner Ceremony Certificates] Supervisor Ammiano
Resolution authorizing the issuance of honorary Domestic Partner Ceremony Certificates to domestic partners who neither work for nor live in San Francisco yet participate in the domestic partnership ceremony to be held in City Hall on March 21, 2002 and authorizing the San Francisco County Clerk’s Office to accept donations therefor.
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

25. 020350 [Corporate Property Reassessment] Supervisor Gonzalez
Resolution urging the California State Legislature to place on the ballot a constitutional amendment modifying current tax code to close corporate loopholes in Proposition 13 and allow reassessment of corporate property at current value.
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

26. 020351 [Small School Policy] Supervisor Gonzalez
Resolution supporting the San Francisco Board of Education’s resolution establishing an autonomous small school policy for the San Francisco Unified School District.
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

27. 020352 [Satellite Charter Schools] Supervisor Gonzalez
Resolution urging the California State Legislature to introduce legislation restricting the establishment and operation of charter schools and their satellite campuses to the county in which the original charter was issued.
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

28. 020353 [Charter School Enrollment] Supervisor Gonzalez
Resolution urging the state Legislature to amend the state Education Code to create a default placement process for a random selection of public school students into one-third of student admission slots in charter schools.
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

29. 020354 [Reformation of the Calpine Contract] Supervisor Leno
Resolution urging the Public Utilities Commission and the City Attorney to reform or terminate San Francisco’s contract with Calpine Energy Services, L.P. and urging the Public Utilities Commission and the City Attorney to take all appropriate steps to reform the CES contract, including filing a complaint at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and a civil lawsuit challenging the CES contract.
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

30. 020355 [Urging CALTRANS to Resolve Transbay Terminal Garage Dispute] Supervisor Leno
Resolution urging CALTRANS not to contract with entities that owe the City large sums of money in parking tax, or that disguise their obligations by changing business identities, or are otherwise debarred from other City agencies from doing business with the City.
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

31. 020356 [Homeless Death Prevention Community Advisory Board] Supervisors Newsom, Daly
Resolution urging the Mayor to request that the Medical Examiner and the Director of the Department of Public Health reactivate the Homeless Death Prevention Community Advisory Board or some other appropriate policy-making group to track and analyze the death of homeless individuals.
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

32. 020357 [Cesar Chavez Holiday Parade and Festival] Supervisor Sandoval
Resolution recognizing the 2nd Annual Cesar Chavez Holiday Parade and Festival on March 24, 2002.
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

33. 020358 [Commend - Castro Theatre] Supervisor Leno
Resolution commending the Castro Theatre on the eightieth anniversary of its historic theatre building and the Nasser family for their ongoing refurbishment of the structure.
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

34. 020359 [Commend - Dolores Red] Supervisor Maxwell
Resolution commending Dolores Red for her 34 years of devoted service to the City and County of San Francisco and proclaiming Thursday, March 14, 2002 as "Dolores Red Day".
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

35. 020342 [Needle Exchange Emergency] Supervisors Ammiano, Newsom, Yee, Leno, Daly, Peskin, McGoldrick, Maxwell
Motion concurring in the determination of the Mayor for the continued need for the declaration of emergency in connection with the needle exchange program.
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

36. 020344 [Board Off-site Meetings] Supervisor Ammiano
Motion ordering the City and School District Committee meeting of the Board of Supervisors to be held at the Irving G. Breyer Board Meeting Room, Board of Education, 555 Franklin Street, First Floor, San Francisco, on March 20, 2002, at 3:00 P.M. and directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare the proper notices and postings.
2/25/2002, REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be ADOPTED?

Questions on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda:_________________________________________

37. IMPERATIVE AGENDA
Resolution(s), if any, to be adopted within limits imposed by the Sunshine Ordinance and the Ralph M. Brown Act, introduced today, not on the printed agenda. For such resolutions to be considered, the Board must first adopt the Serious Injury Finding or the Purely Commendatory Finding and the Brown Act Finding.Each motion requires 8 votes or a unanimous 6 or 7. A unanimous vote is required for the resolution(s).

[Serious Injury Finding]
Motion that the Board find that for the resolution(s) being considered at this time "the need to take action is so imperative as to threaten serious injury to the public interest if action is deferred to a later meeting."

[Purely Commendatory Finding]
Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely commendatory.

[Brown Act Finding]
Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that for the resolutions being considered at this time there is a need to take immediate action and the need to take action came to the attention of the City and County of San Francisco after the agenda was posted.

[Imperative Resolutions, if any]

OFF-AGENDA LEGISLATION

PROPOSED ORDINANCES
Proposed ordinances received from February 21 through noon on February 27, for reference by President to appropriate committee on March 4, 2002.

020249 [Settlement of Lawsuit]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the matter of Stephanie Fouchia v. City and County of San Francisco for $65,000. The lawsuit was filed on March 7, 2001, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 319-456; entitled Stephanie Fouchia v. City and County of San Francisco. (City Attorney)
2/26/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules and Audits Committee.

020318 [Supplemental Appropriation, HIV/AIDS Services] Supervisors Daly, Ammiano
Ordinance appropriating $739,727 from the General Fund Reserve for service for persons living with AIDS and HIV to offset losses of federal funding under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act for the Public Health Department in fiscal year 2001-02.
2/27/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance Committee.

020319 [Municipal Code Amendment - Deletion of Court Reporter Requirement for Board of Appeals]
Ordinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by amending Section 11 to authorize the Board of Appeals to use the Department of Telecommunications and Information Technology’s Citywatch Cable Channel 54 videotape as a record of the Board’s proceedings in lieu of attendance at the hearing by a court reporter. (Board of Appeals)
2/27/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules and Audits Committee.

PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
Proposed resolutions received from February 21 through noon on February 27, for reference by President to appropriate committee on March 4, 2002.

020250 [Amending San Francisco’s CalWORKs County Plan - Cal-Learn]
Resolution approving an amendment to San Francisco’s CalWORKs County Plan to allow the San Francisco Department of Human Services to directly provide Cal-Learn case management services to pregnant and parenting teens receiving Temporary Aid to Needy Families. (Human Services Department)
2/27/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Health and Human Services Committee.

020252 [2002 Finance Corporation Equipment Program] Mayor
Resolution approving the form of and authorizing execution and delivery by the City and County of San Francisco of an equipment lease Supplement No. 9 (Series 2002a Bonds) between the City and the County of San Francisco Finance Corporation, as lessor, and the City and County of San Francisco, as lessee, with respect to the equipment to be used for city purposes, a related certificate of approval and a continuing disclosure certificate; approving the issuance of lease revenue bonds by said nonprofit corporation in an amount not to exceed $9,000,000; providing for reimbursement to the City of certain city expenditures incurred prior to the issuance of Lease Revenue Bonds; and providing for the execution of documents in connection therewith and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith. (Mayor)
2/27/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Finance Committee.

020320 [Grant Federal Funds]
Resolution authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency Board to Accept and Expend $1,622,000 of Federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funding for the Bayview Connections project. (Municipal Transportation Agency)
2/27/2002, RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Transportation and Commerce Committee.

020377 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from February 21 through noon on February 27, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters or to be ordered filed by the Clerk on March 4, 2002.

From various City Departments, regarding the use of public relations personnel: Copy: (Supervisor McGoldrick, Budget Analyst)(1)
Adult Probation Department (Reference No. 20020128-013)
Office of the City Administrator (Reference No. 200201280-044)
Department of Telecommunications and Information Services (Reference No. 20020128-046)
Emergency Communications Department (Reference No. 20020128-009)
Police Department (Reference No. 20020128-028)
Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board (Reference No. 20020128-052)
Department of Public Health (Reference No. 20020128-064)
Department of Consumer Assurance (Reference No. 200220204-053)

From various City Departments, responding to request that all City Departments provide a list of tenants of City properties that are in arrears in payment of rent and the amounts of such arreas. Copy: Supervisor McGoldrick, Budget Analyst
(2)
Adult Probation Department (Reference No. 20020204-017)
Public Library (Reference No. 20020204-052)
Department of Telecommunications and Information Services (Reference No. 20020204-049)
Department of Public Health (Reference No. 20020204-067)
Department of Telecommunications and Information Services (Reference No. 20020204-055)
Department of Consumer Assurance (Reference No. 200220204-056)

From Office of the Mayor, submitting report regarding the immediate general fund spending reductions of $60 million, possible reductions to cover potential tax revenue losses of $100 million; and planning for the 2002/03 budget. (Reference No. 20011015-007) (3)

From Office of the Controller, submitting information about City department programs, budgets, performance measures, and other basic data for use by the Board’s policy area committees and the public. Copy: Each Supervisor(4)

From Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods, regarding proposed development of the Marina Shoreline. Copy: Each Supervisor(5)

From West of Twin Peaks Central Council, submitting notice of upcoming Council meeting on February 25, 2002; and minutes from previous meeting of January 28, 2002.(6)

From Department of Parking and Traffic, regarding the progress of signal construction at the intersection of Sagamore Street and San Jose Avenue. (Reference No. 20011210-010) Copy: Supervisor Sandoval(7)

From concerned citizens, regarding the loss of almost one third of "Y" parking permit spaces on Delancey Street for a construction project.Copy: Supervisor Daly, 2 Letters(8)

From Margie Cherry Complementary Breast Health Center, submitting the 2002 Breast Cancer Survivor Calendar. Copy: Each Supervisor(9)

From Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, submitting report regarding e-Government Strategy and Analysis of e-Gov and Web Survey Results. Copy: Each Supervisor(10)

From Office of the City Attorney, regarding Local Building Code Amendment, Section 1605.4.3, Seismic forces.(11)

From Fire Department, submitting notice of Facility Inspection (January 23, 2002) and re-inspection (February 6 and 8, 2002) relative to fire and life safety for S.F. Civic Center Courthouse at 400 McAllister Street.(12)

From Public Utilities Commission, submitting information on the construction closure of the Pulgas Water Temple in San Mateo County.(13)

From Office of the Legislative Analyst, submitting report analyzing the 2000 Census data for San Francisco County, as a whole, as well as by Supervisorial district and neighborhood using Geographic Information Systems and; where appropriate, look at trends since the last census in 1990 and compare San Francisco to the State of California, the nation, region, and selected other municipalities. Copy: Each Supervisor(14)

From California Environmental Protection Agency, submitting the results of the Remedial Investigation conducted for soil at the Schlage Lock site, located at 2401 and 2555 Bayshore Boulevard in San Francisco.(15)

From Edward Moose, submitting appreciation for the gracious tribute by the Board to Sam Deitsch on February 11, 2002.(16)

From Office of the Controller, submitting copy of the financial audit of Statement of Cash and Investments; and the financial activities of the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, for fiscal year ended June 30, 2001.2 Reports(17)

From Department of Parking and Traffic, submitting a short summary of the construction activity at 52-64 Rausch Street as it relates to parking and traffic issues. (Reference No. 20020114-002) Copy: Supervisor Daly(18)

From SF Environment, submitting request for release of reserved funds ($104,000) for energy planning.(19)

From Office of the Controller, Audits Division, submitting report concerning the concession audit of Pon and Hom, Inc.(20)

From Office of the Controller, Audits Division, submitting report concerning the concession audit of CalStar Retail, Inc. Boarding Area newsstand "F".(21)

From Health Commission, submitting Resolution 3-02, approving the Department of Health’s Base Budget for fiscal year 2002/03; and urging the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors to maintain the Department of Health’s Safety Net Services. Copy: Each Supervisor(22)

From concerned citizens, submitting support for continued funding of the Neighborhood Emergency Response Training Program (N.E.R.T.) put on by the San Francisco Fire Department. 3 Letters (23)

From David Yee, commenting on the homeless situation at the Main Library. Copy: Each Supervisor(24)

From Steven Keller, regarding the side effects of various AIDS drugs.(25)
From Airport Commission, submitting copy of the Airport’s Accounts Receivable Status Report, dated February 13, 2002. Copy: Supervisor McGoldrick, Budget Analyst(26)

From John Jenkel, submitting newsletter entitled "Abuse News", dated February 27, 2002.(27)

From various agencies, submitting list of agencies interested in participating in the Annual Joint Fundraising Drive for City and County employees.(28)
Local Independent Charities of America
Earth Share of California

From California State Association of Counties (CSAC), submitting notice that CSAC’s conference planning committee is seeking workshop proposals reflective of the current environment in which counties operate; and notice of meeting on May 15,2002, to review the proposals and select the workshops to be included in the annual meeting program. Copy: Each Supervisor(29)

From concerned citizens, commenting on the homeless situation in San Francisco. Copy: Each Supervisor, 2 Letters(30)

From San Francisco Municipal Railway, submitting copy of fiscal year 2002-2021 Short Range Transit Plan; and A Vision for Rapid Transit in San Francisco.(31)

From various signators, submitting Form 700 Statement of Economic Interests:
(32)
Sarah He
Gabriel Cabrera
James Firth

From Department of Telecommunications and Information Services, submitting copy of a strategic plan entitled "An Enterprise Approach to IT: A Proposal to Centralize Information Technology Management and Resources" in San Francisco.(33)

From Robert Durham, urging the Board to shut down PG&E’s Hunters Point Power Plant and to stop the expansion of Mirant’s Potrero Power Plant.(34)

From David Kiely, submitting opposition to taxi reduced gate fees.(35)

From Chris Landry, submitting copy of letter sent to the FBI regarding various issues.(36)

From Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, submitting list of sole source contracts primary for the purchase of goods or services during fiscal year 1999/00 and 2000/01.(37)

From Thomas Ferris, submitting comments on Mayor Brown.(38)

ADJOURNMENT

Meeting Procedures
The Board of Supervisors is the Legislative Body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board considers ordinances and resolutions, most of which have been the subject of hearings before the standing committees of the board 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 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, (Violators may be removed from the meeting room.) 3) signs to be brought into the meeting or displayed in the room; and 4)standing in the Legislative Chamber.
Citizens are encouraged to testify at Board hearings and to write letters to the Board and to its members, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102.
Agenda are available on the internet at www.ci.sf.ca.us/bdsupvrs.bos.htm.
THE AGENDA PACKET IS AVAILABLE AT CITY HALL, ROOM 244, RECEPTION DESK.
Board meetings are televised on channel 26. For video tape copies and scheduling call (415) 557-4293.
Results of each Board meeting can be obtained about a half hour after the end of the meeting by telephoning (415) 554-5555.
Requests for language translation at a meeting must be received no later than noon the Friday before the meeting. Contact Ohn Myint at (415) 554-7704.
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.

Translation: request at least 48 hours before the meeting. Please call: (415) 554-7701

Disability access
The Legislative Chamber of the Board of Supervisors is in Room 250 of City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place. The Chamber is wheelchair accessible.
The closest accessible BART Station is Civic Center, three blocks from City Hall. Accessible MUNI lines serving this location are: #47 Van Ness, and the #71 Haight/Noriega and the F Line to Market and Van Ness and the Metro stations at Van Ness and Market and at Civic Center. For more information about MUNI accessible services, call 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.
The following services are available when requests are made by 4:00 p.m. of the Friday before the Board meeting:
For American Sign Language interpreters, use of a reader during a meeting, or sound enhancement system, contact Ohn Myint at (415) 554-7704.
For a large print copy of agenda or minutes in alternative formats, contact Annette Lonich at (415) 554-7706. The Clerk of the Board’s Office TTY number for speech-hearing impaired is (415) 554-5227.
In order 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 various chemical based products.

Know Your Rights Under the Sunshine Ordinance
Government’s duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people’s business. This 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 Donna Hall by mail to Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 409, by phone at (415) 554-7724, by fax at (415) 554-5784 or by email at Donna_Hall@ci.sf.ca.us
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by contacting Ms. Hall or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.ci.sf.ca.us/bdsupvrs/sunshine.htm


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