The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee will meet Monday, October 15, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here.
The Transportation Authority Board will meet Tuesday, October 16, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here.
- 9. Update on the Effects of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) on Roadway Congestion and Reliability – INFORMATION
The SFMTA Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, October 16, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See agenda and supporting documents here.
The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, October 16, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here.
The BOS Government Audit and Oversight Committee will meet Wednesday, October 17, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here.
The Historic Preservation Commission will meet Wednesday, October 17, 12:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See agenda here.
The BOS Rules Committee will meet Wednesday, October 17, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 263. See agenda here.
The Board of Appeals meets Wednesday, October 17, 5 p.m., in City Hall, room 416. See agenda here.
The Recreation and Parks Commission will meet Thursday, October 18, at 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 416. See agenda here.
- We’re getting a Temminck’s tragopan from the Seattle Zoo. Worth Googling this beauty.
The BOS Budget and Finance Committee will meet Thursday, October 18, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here.
The Planning Commission will meet Thursday, October 18, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 400. See agenda here.
The SFMTA Engineering Hearing happens Friday, October 19, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 416. See agenda here.
MANDELMAN LEGISLATION
The BOS Land Use and Transportation Committee will meet Monday, October 15, 1:30 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here.
- 8. 180946 [Urging BART to Add a Bus Node at 24th Street BART Station During Seismic Work] Sponsors: Ronen; Mandelman and Brown
Resolution urging Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to add a bus node at the 24th Street BART station in San Francisco during the Transbay Tube seismic retrofit. 9/25/18; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. 10/3/18; 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.”
- 180915 [Planning Code – Residential Care Facilities] Sponsors: Mandelman; Yee
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow Residential Care Facilities with seven or more persons as a principally permitted use in RH-3 (Residential House, Three-Family), RC (Residential Commercial), RM (Residential Mixed), and RTO (Residential Transit Oriented) Districts, in Neighborhood Commercial Districts, and in certain Mixed Use Districts; 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. 9/18/18; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. 9/26/18; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 9/27/18; RESPONSE RECEIVED.
The Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday, October 16, 2 p.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here.
- 7. 180804 [Health Code – Surplus Medication Repository and Distribution Program] Sponsors: Safai; Stefani, Ronen, Brown, Mandelman and Cohen
Ordinance amending the Health Code to establish a Surplus Medication Repository and Distribution Program, to be overseen by the Department of Public Health. 10/02/2018; PASSED ON FIRST READING. Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
The BOS Rules Committee will meet Wednesday, October 17, 1 p.m., in City Hall, room 263. See agenda here.
- 1. 180756 [Various Codes – Authority to Require New or Upgraded Fire Safety Systems in Multi-Unit Residential Buildings with Recurring or Continuing Fire Hazards] Sponsors: Ronen; Mandelman and Fewer
Ordinance amending the Building, Housing, Fire, and Administrative Codes to authorize the Building and Fire Departments to require the installation of a new fire safety system or the improvement or upgrade of an existing system to current code requirements in a residential building of three or more dwelling units to remedy recurring or continuing fire hazards that substantially endanger the health and safety of the residents or the general public; amending the Rent Ordinance to prohibit landlords from increasing rents to cover the costs of compliance; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings under the California Health and Safety Code; and directing the Clerk of the Board to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage. 7/17/18; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Rules Committee. 7/30/18; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 8/9/18; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 9/19/18; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 9/25/18; SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED to the Rules Committee. 9/26/18; TRANSFERRED to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. 9/27/18; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 9/27/18; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 10/1/18; REFERRED to the Rules Committee.
- 180912 [Police and Health Codes – Regulation of Cannabis Businesses] Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman and Cohen
Ordinance amending the Police Code by making a number of changes in the regulation of commercial cannabis activity, including, among other things: 1) defining ownership interest in a Cannabis Business; 2) modifying the Cannabis Equity Incubator Program requirements; 3) extending by one year the possible duration of a Temporary Cannabis Business Permit; 4) authorizing the Director of the Office of Cannabis to issue Cannabis Business Permits to Medical Cannabis Dispensaries forced to discontinue operations due to a no-fault lease termination before December 31, 2018; 5) modifying the order in which the Director may review and process Cannabis Business Permit applications; 6) requiring Cannabis Business permit amendments when a change in ownership results in a decrease in an Equity Applicant’s Ownership Interest or role in the Cannabis Business; 7) revising Cannabis Business Permit application requirements; 8) requiring Cannabis Businesses to comply with all permit conditions whether or not they are currently engaging in the permitted activity; 9) modifying the amount of Cannabis that may be delivered or sold to a customer; and 10) authorizing Cannabis Microbusinesses to conduct either storefront or delivery sales, but not both, and reducing from four to three the categories of Commercial activity required to operate as a Cannabis Microbusiness; and amending the Health Code by extending by one year the date on which Article 33 (Medical Cannabis Act) expires by law. 9/18/18; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Rules Committee. 9/25/18; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT.
- 180960 [Administrative Code – Official Band – San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band] Sponsor: Mandelman
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to designate the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band as the official band of the City and County of San Francisco. 10/2/18; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Rules Committee. 10/11/18; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT.
The BOS Budget and Finance Committee will meet Thursday, October 18, 10 a.m., in City Hall, room 250. See agenda here.
- 4. 180945 [Accept and Expend Grant – National HIV Behavioral Surveillance – San Francisco – Bio-Behavioral Surveillance Activities – $1,025,539] Sponsor: Mandelman
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant increase of $466,606 for a total amount of $1,025,539 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to participate in a program, entitled “National HIV Behavioral Surveillance – San Francisco,” to continue ongoing bio-behavioral surveillance activities among populations at high risk for HIV infection for the period of January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018. 9/25/18; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee