No CAH next week, but this week we have an SFMTA Board hearing on bikeshare outreach (please email suggestions if you can’t make it), no more NRA membership for the SFPD, and a chance to smoke pot at events legally.
The BOS Rules Committee will meet Monday, March 4, 10:00 a.m., in City Hall, room 263. Agenda
The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee will meet Monday, March 4, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
The SFMTA Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, March 5, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See agenda and supporting documents here.
- A chance to comment on bikeshare outreach, which is sorely needed. You might also ask why they bother with it at all since when they finally do reach the public, the Board will halt a project based on the loudest latest voice in the room, which is why the bikeshare location at Randall has now been halted despite having far more public support than opposition.
The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, March 5, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
The Park, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Committee will meet Tuesday, March 5, 6:30 p.m., at McLaren Lodge, 501 Stanyan St. Agenda
The BOS Budget and Finance Subcommittee will meet Wednesday, March 6, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
The Architectural Review Committee will meet Wednesday, March 6, 11:30 a.m., in City Hall, room 400. Agenda
The Historic Preservation Commission will meet Wednesday, March 6, 12:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. Agenda
The Recreation and Park Commission Capital Committee will meet Wednesday, March 6, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 416. Agenda
The Board of Appeals meets Wednesday, March 6, 5 p.m., in City Hall, room 416. Agenda
The BOS Government Audit and Oversight Committee will meet Thursday, March 7, 10 a.m.,in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
The BOS Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee will have a special meeting Thursday, March 7, at 12 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
The Planning Commission will meet Thursday, March 7, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. Agenda was not up by the time I had to go. This link should take you to it though. For all I know it’s filled with Glen Park stuff.
The SFMTA Citizens Advisory Council will meet Thursday, March 7, 5:30 p.m., at 1 S. Van Ness Ave., 7th fl. See agenda and supporting documents here.
- Meaty agenda: The state of transit (very informative link, in my opinion. Go Julie K!), service dogs on MUNI and changing the 55.
The SFMTA Engineering Hearing happens Friday, March 8, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 416. Agenda
MANDELMAN LEGISLATION
The BOS Rules Committee will meet Monday, March 4, 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 Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, March 5, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
- 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. 02/26/2019; PASSED ON FIRST READING. Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
- 181158 [Police Code – Police Department Relationship to National Rifle Association] Sponsors: Stefani; Mar, Ronen, Walton, Yee, Safai, Brown, Peskin, Haney, Mandelman and Fewer
Ordinance amending the Police Code to rescind the authorization for the Police Department to be a member of the National Rifle Association or to collect tournament fees for the National Rifle Association. 02/26/2019; PASSED ON FIRST READING. Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
- 181217 [Administrative Code – Police Officers Questioning Youth] Sponsors: Ronen; Brown, Peskin, Mar, Walton, Haney, Fewer, Safai and Mandelman
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to prohibit police officers from questioning persons 17 years of age or younger, in custody, unless certain conditions are met, providing for legal representation of the youth (as defined) in connection with the interrogation, and mandating that responsible adults (as defined) be given access to youth while police officers question youth. 02/26/2019; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. 02/26/2019; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED. Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
- 190152 [Accept and Expend Grant – Retroactive – 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) Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
- 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. Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
The BOS Budget and Finance Subcommittee will meet Wednesday, March 6, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. Agenda
- 190109 [Police, Business and Tax Regulations, Transportation 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, and providing a mechanism for the temporary waiver of City laws restricting smoking or cannabis consumption; amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to establish an application fee for such permits; amending Division I of the Transportation Code to allow for temporary waivers of Article 19L of the Health Code in connection with events approved by ISCOTT; 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. 2/27/19; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. 2/27/19; CONTINUED AS AMENDED. 2/27/19; TRANSFERRED to the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee. 2/28/19; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT.
The BOS Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee will have a special meeting Thursday, March 7, at 12 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. 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.”
- 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.