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City Agency Hearings: Urban Problems Issue

February 22, 2019 by Heather World

Homelessness in neighborhoods, vacant storefronts, toilets, congestion and an expanded definition of car break-ins. Crazy week in the city!

The BOS Rules Committee will meet Monday, February 25, 10:00 a.m., in City Hall, room 263. Agenda

The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee will meet Monday, February 25, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda

  • 181213 [Building Code – Vacant or Abandoned Commercial Storefronts] Sponsors: Fewer; Yee, Mandelman, Peskin, Stefani, Safai, Ronen, Walton, Haney, Brown and Mar
    Ordinance amending the Building Code to require vacant or abandoned commercial storefront owners to pay annual registration fees at the time of registration; require annual inspections of registered vacant or abandoned storefronts; update the penalty for violations of the requirement to register vacant or abandoned commercial storefronts; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. 12/11/18; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. 12/17/18; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 1/2/19; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 1/15/19; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 1/17/19; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 1/18/19; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 1/22/19; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 1/25/19; NOTICED. 1/30/19; NOTICED. 2/4/19; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. 2/4/19; CONTINUED AS AMENDED. 2/15/19; NOTICED. 2/20/19; NOTICED.

The Transportation Authority Board will meet Tuesday, February 26, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda

  • Includes allocation of $500,000 to study downtown congestion pricing

The SFMTA Policy and Governance Committee will meet Tuesday, February 26, 10 a.m., at 1 S. Van Ness Ave., 7th floor. Agenda and supporting materials here.

The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, February 26, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda

The BOS Budget and Finance Committee will meet Wednesday, February 27, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda

Not GP, but we’ve been getting a bad deal from JC Decaux for a long time, as outlined in this Mission Local article, so it’s worth keeping an eye on.

  • 190058 [Revenue Agreement Amendment – JC Decaux San Francisco, LLC – Extending Term to April 25, 2019] Sponsor: Peskin
    Resolution retroactively approving the Sixth Amendment to the Revenue Agreement between Public Works and JC Decaux San Francisco, LLC, for the Automatic Public Toilet and Public Service Kiosk Program extending the contract term by 90 days, changing the termination date from January 25, 2019, to April 25, 2019. 1/15/19; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.

The BOS Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee will meet Thursday, February 28, 10 a.m, in City Hall, room 263. Agenda

  • 181167 [Hearing – City Policies to Reduce Homelessness in Residential Neighborhoods] Sponsors: Mandelman; Ronen
    Hearing to discuss City policies to reduce homelessness in residential neighborhoods; and requesting the Healthy Streets Operations Center, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Police Department, Public Works, Department of Public Health, Fire Department’s EMS-6, and District Attorney to report. 11/27/18; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee. 12/6/18; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT.

The SFMTA Engineering, Maintenance, & Safety Committee will meet Wednesday, February 27, 3:30 p.m., at 1 S. Van Ness Ave, 7th floor. See agenda and supporting documents here.

  • Presentation, discussion, and possible action regarding the SFMTA Stroller Policy.

The Board of Appeals meets Wednesday, February 27, 5 p.m., in City Hall, room 416. Agenda

The SFMTA Interdepartmental Staff Committee on Traffic and Transportation (ISCOTT) will meet Thursday, February 28, 9 a.m., at 1 S. Van Ness Ave., 7th floor. See agenda and supporting documents here. (Was not available when I posted.)

The Planning Commission will meet Thursday, February 28, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. Agenda  (Was not available when I posted.)

 


MANDELMAN LEGISLATION

 

The BOS Rules Committee will meet Monday, February 25, 10:00 a.m., in City Hall, room 263. Agenda

The following legislation is submitted under the “30-Day Rule,” meaning it must be proposed 30 days before any hearing. The 30-Day Rule legislation is reserved for proposals that would “create or revise major city policy.”

  • 190143 [Administrative Code – Harvey Milk Terminal Signage at San Francisco International Airport] Sponsors: Ronen; Mandelman
    Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to set the minimum size of lettering for exterior signage for the Harvey Milk Terminal, Terminal 1 of the San Francisco International Airport. 2/5/19; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Rules Committee. 2/8/19; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.

The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee will meet Monday, February 25, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda

  • 181213 [Building Code – Vacant or Abandoned Commercial Storefronts] Sponsors: Fewer; Yee, Mandelman, Peskin, Stefani, Safai, Ronen, Walton, Haney, Brown and Mar
    Ordinance amending the Building Code to require vacant or abandoned commercial storefront owners to pay annual registration fees at the time of registration; require annual inspections of registered vacant or abandoned storefronts; update the penalty for violations of the requirement to register vacant or abandoned commercial storefronts; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. 12/11/18; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. 12/17/18; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 1/2/19; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 1/15/19; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 1/17/19; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 1/18/19; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 1/22/19; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 1/25/19; NOTICED. 1/30/19; NOTICED. 2/4/19; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. 2/4/19; CONTINUED AS AMENDED. 2/15/19; NOTICED. 2/20/19; NOTICED.

 

The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, February 26, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda

  • 181186 [Appropriation – Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund Property Tax $220,551,322 – Rainy Day One-Time Reserve Funds $52,000,000 – SFPUC Revenue Bonds $10,000,000 – Various Services – FY2018-2019] Sponsors: Peskin; Fewer, Mandelman, Yee, Mar, Ronen, Haney, Walton, Brown, Safai and Stefani
    Ordinance appropriating $220,551,322 of excess Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund Property Taxes and $52,000,000 of Rainy Day One-Time Reserve funds for affordable housing small site, single residence occupancy hotel, and behavioral health acquisition and renovation, homelessness and behavioral health services, early care and SFUSD educator funding, for a utility distribution acquisition assessment, various mandatory baseline contributions, and to establish a Teacher and Early Care Educator Unappropriated Emergency Reserve, and $10,000,000 from San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Revenue Bonds for a utility substation. (Fiscal Impact) 02/12/2019; PASSED ON FIRST READING. Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?

 

  • 181045 [Planning Code, Zoning Map – 170 Valencia Street] Sponsor: Mandelman
    Ordinance amending the Planning Code by amending the Zoning Map to rezone a portion of 170 Valencia Street from RTO (Residential Transit Oriented District) to NCT-3 (Moderate-Scale Neighborhood Commercial Transit District) to establish a uniform zoning for the site; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?

 

  • 181228 [Supporting California State Senate Bill No. 23 (Wiener) – Unlawful Entry of a Vehicle] Sponsors: Brown; Stefani, Yee, Mar, Safai and Mandelman
    Resolution supporting California State Senate Bill No. 23, authored by Senator Scott Wiener and co-authored by Assembly Members Joaquin Arambula, Sabrina Cervantes, Phillip Chen, David Chiu, Jordan Cunningham, Tom Lackey, Freddie Rodriguez, and Phil Ting, to expand the definition of vehicle burglary to include any unlawful entry. Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?

The BOS Budget and Finance Committee will meet Wednesday, February 27, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda

  • 190109 [Police, Business and Tax Regulations Codes – Event-Related Cannabis Permits – Application Fee] Sponsors: Mandelman; Brown, Haney, Walton, Stefani and Fewer
    Ordinance amending the Police Code to establish procedures for the Office of Cannabis to issue permits authorizing cannabis sales or consumption, or both, in connection with temporary events; amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to establish an application fee for such permits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. 1/29/19; ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee. 2/12/19; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 2/15/19; NOTICED. 2/15/19; NOTICED. 2/15/19; RESPONSE RECEIVED.

 

  • 190152 [Accept and Expend Grant – California Department of Public Health – HIV Prevention State Grant No. 18-10590 – $467,082] Sponsor: Mandelman
    Resolution retroactively authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $467,082 from the California Department of Public Health to participate in a program, entitled “HIV Prevention State Grant No. 18-10590,” for the period of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. (Public Health Department) 2/5/19; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.

 

The BOS Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee will meet Thursday, February 28, 10 a.m, in City Hall, room 263. Agenda

  • 181167 [Hearing – City Policies to Reduce Homelessness in Residential Neighborhoods] Sponsors: Mandelman; Ronen
    Hearing to discuss City policies to reduce homelessness in residential neighborhoods; and requesting the Healthy Streets Operations Center, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Police Department, Public Works, Department of Public Health, Fire Department’s EMS-6, and District Attorney to report. 11/27/18; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee. 12/6/18; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT.

The following legislation is submitted under the “30-Day Rule,” meaning it must be proposed 30 days before any hearing. The 30-Day Rule legislation is reserved for proposals that would “create or revise major city policy.”

  • 190164 [Police Code – Acceptance of Cash by Brick-and-Mortar Businesses] Sponsors: Brown; Fewer, Walton, Peskin, Safai, Mandelman and Ronen
    Ordinance amending the Police Code to require, in general, that brick-and-mortar businesses accept payment in cash. 2/12/19; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee. 2/20/19; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT.

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Photos and Fun courtesy of the Glen Park Library!
It was a great turnout at the Glen Park Library Open House on Saturday May 17th!

Thank you to all who attended and a big thank you to Glen Park Branch Library Manager Darren Heiber and his staff for a fantastic day!! 🙌🏽

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It was a great turnout at the Glen Park Library Open House on Saturday May 17th!

Thank you to all who attended and a big thank you to Glen Park Branch Library Manager Darren Heiber and his staff for a fantastic day!! 🙌🏽

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Qi Gong & Tai Chi Thursdays at the Glen Park Rec Center!

Thursdays 2:00PM - 2:45PM
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Beginners and All Levels of Mobility Are Welcome! It’s FREE and drop-in!

(There will be no class the second half of June and July)

📍Glen Park Rec Center, 70 Elk Street

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Qi Gong & Tai Chi Thursdays at the Glen Park Rec Center!

Thursdays  2:00PM - 2:45PM 
Room #1
Led by led by Ashima Sarin

Beginners and All Levels of Mobility Are Welcome! It’s FREE and drop-in! 

(There will be no class the second half of June and July)

📍Glen Park Rec Center, 70 Elk Street 

QUESTIONS? CALL 415-239-4007
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