All decisions
about 160 Board decisions about Barbara Kaufman, in date order. Each links to its printed page.
- Approval sought for the tourist hotel at 2237 Mason Street
- Environmental finding for 2237 Mason Street put off to April
- Findings on the 2237 Mason Street appeal put off to April
- Supervisors continued the motion disapproving a conditional use approval for 2237 Mason Street to April 19, 1993.
- An appeal against the City Planning Commission's approval of converting a sixty-two unit residential hotel to a tourist hotel is heard.
- Proposed charter amendment on filling vacancies in the office of mayor was continued to April 19, 1993.
- Supervisors amended a proposed ordinance creating a fire protection assessment district, adding a sunset clause and a one-year limit.
- Proposed $198,793 spending from the Earthquake Emergency Relief Fund to modernize emergency services equipment; amended figure pending.
- Consideration of a proposed ordinance giving business tax credits for newly created jobs was continued to June 1, 1993.
- Board amended and divided a hotel tax increase to fund the [name withheld] and [name withheld] museums; consideration was continued.
- Proposed Charter amendment creating a Department of Human Resources was continued to July 19, 1993.
- Supervisors amended the Fifth Draft charter amendment creating a Human Resources Department; final action is not shown on this page.
- Motion to call the Stonestown Galleria Space 3100 police substation lease from committee was adopted, scheduled for August 9.
- Consideration of the physicians and dentists labour agreement report was continued to September 7, 1993.
- Resolution urges the Port Commission to name the Islais Creek drawbridge after [name withheld]; outcome not shown on this page.
- Housing Code citation authority amendment, after an amendment was adopted, was continued to August 30, 1993.
- A motion to have the City Attorney block an opponent's rebuttal argument on Proposition L was tabled.
- Proposed Housing Code citation powers were tabled; citations would wait for a Public Works abatement hearing.
- Sidewalk and curb repair costs billed to 825 Polk Street
- Redevelopment merger found to cause no major environmental harm
- Plan for public corporation to reuse closed military bases proposed.
- Police management audit request sent to budget panel.
- Proposed: budget analyst to report on union contract costs.
- Stop sign proposed for Washington and Jones Streets, with Muni report
- Stop sign proposed for Washington and Jones Streets, with Muni report
- Board continued its closed labor-negotiation session on collective bargaining to May 16, 1994.
- Public Health department may retroactively apply for $700,000 federal grant to evaluate homeless dually diagnosed referral system; continued to July 5, 1994.
- Hearing on sewer service charges for 1993-94, including low-income rate reductions, was continued to August 29, 1994.
- Board continued to August 29, 1994 a resolution revising sewer service charges, including rate reductions for low-income residential units.
- Board voted to keep its closed-session deliberations on pending employee relations negotiations undisclosed.
- Consideration of a business and payroll tax penalty amnesty ordinance was continued to September 19, 1994.
- The Board voted to keep its closed-session deliberations on pending employee negotiations secret.
- Board found the day's resolutions purely commendatory, adopted by eight ayes with three absent.
- Board tabled an amended Master Agreement with Motorola Communications for the citywide radio system.
- The campaign finance reform ordinance was continued to March 20, 1995 on a 5-4 vote.
- A public hearing was held on confirming William Lee as Chief Administrative Officer.
- Business improvement district ordinance amended in full and continued to April 24, 1995.
- Ordinance creating procedures for property owners to form business improvement districts was continued to April 24, 1995.
- Ordinance letting property owners petition to form business improvement districts and levy assessments was amended; final vote continues next page.
- Board directed the City Attorney to challenge the arbitrator's pay award for Fire Department executive ranks.
- The Board voted not to disclose its closed-session deliberations on pending employee relations negotiations.
- Board directed the City Attorney to challenge an arbitrator's award setting pay for police and fire executive ranks.
- The Board decided not to disclose its closed-session deliberations on pending employee relations negotiations.
- Board held a public hearing on Lake Merced water levels and city efforts to keep the lake healthy.
- Board voted 8 to 0 to keep its closed-session deliberations on the needle exchange matter private.
- Motion to meet in closed session with [name withheld] [name withheld] on city labor bargaining adopted.
- Proposed new city charter put off to July 24, 1995 after an amendment was adopted.
- Supervisors adopted as amended a motion authorizing rebuttal to the opponent's ballot argument against Proposition E, a new charter.
- Supervisor Kaufman moved to table a motion asking the Budget Analyst to audit the Transportation Authority.
- Resolution urging one-for-one replacement of demolished public housing was put off to October 17, 1995.
- Consideration of a resolution urging a task force on the new City Charter was continued to December 11, 1995.
- Resolution urging a task force on the new City Charter's implementation was continued to January 8, 1996.
- Resolution urging courts to stop civil compromise in domestic violence cases was continued to January 2, 1996.
- Resolution urging courts to stop civil compromise in domestic violence cases was continued to January 8, 1996.
- Resolution urging a task force on implementing the new city Charter was referred to the Select Committee.
- Domestic violence resolution urging judges to stop civil compromise in such cases was referred to committee.
- Board found immediate action necessary on the resolutions, allowing them to be taken up despite late agenda posting.
- Board found the resolutions under consideration purely commendatory, adopted by roll call.
- James Chaffee's appointment to the Bay Area Library and Information System Advisory Board was sent back to the Rules Committee.
- Sewer service charge schedules for fiscal 1996-97 were amended and continued to May 13, 1996.
- The Board sent a resolution naming the District Attorney for sexual predator cases back to committee.
- Beer and wine licence backed for Rainbow Grocery on Folsom Street
- Oak Street school project called free of major environmental harm
- Agreement creating the ABAG Finance Authority for nonprofit financing was continued to May 28, 1996.
- Up to $22 million in school financing certificates for National Center for [name withheld] was moved to continue.
- Hearing held on $22M in bonds for the Oak Street school
- Financing approval of up to $22 million in certificates for the National Center for [name withheld] was sent back to committee.
- Oak Street school project called free of major environmental harm
- Letting the 818 Sanchez Street sidewalk permit stand was tabled
- Art enrichment ordinance requiring two percent of construction costs for public projects was amended and its consideration continued.
- Closed-session review with the City Attorney of possible litigation against Viacom and TCI over telecommunications franchises was approved.
- Board adopted a motion to meet in closed session with the City Attorney on possible litigation against Viacom and TCI.
- Charter amendment on collective bargaining and retirement benefits was amended and continued to July 29, 1996.
- Closed-session deliberations on telecom litigation were kept confidential by a vote of the Board.
- Permit parking extended to Sanchez Street in Duboce Triangle
- Stop signs added at Leavenworth and Vallejo and other corners
- Turn rules changed on Howard Street at South Van Ness Avenue
- Permit parking extended to 414 Bryant Street south of Market
- Board motion adopted to cancel the August 26, 1996 regular meeting for lack of a quorum.
- Supervisor Leal was chosen by the Board as President Pro Tempore on a vote of nine to none.
- Supervisor Leal was appointed President Pro Tempore of the Board by a seven to zero vote.
- Supervisors Katz, Shelley, Teng and Yaki were excused from attending the November 12, 1996 meeting.
- The Board voted to excuse Supervisors Hsieh, Katz, Leal and Yaki from the November 18, 1996 meeting.
- Agreement assigning Treasure Island leases between the city and the Redevelopment Agency continued to December 9, 1996.
- Treasure Island lease ordinance continued to December 9, 1996, allowing the Mayor to lease Navy property without competitive bidding.
- Rules changed to speed up the Mayor's commission appointments
- Board concurred in the Mayor's local emergency declaration for winter storms and asked for state and federal disaster declarations.
- Consideration of an ordinance shifting emergency medical services from the Public Health Department to the Fire Department was continued to April 21, 1997.
- An ordinance appropriating $1,653,393 to move the Paramedic Division to the Fire Department was moved to continue to April 21, 1997.
- Consideration of a resolution to move paramedic services from the Health Department to the Fire Department was continued to April 21, 1997.
- Board tabled a resolution waiving time limits for a November 1997 ballot measure on Earthquake Safety Loan Bonds.
- Board tabled a motion suspending the 30-day rule for a November 1997 Earthquake Safety Loan Bond ballot measure.
- Resolution to sell up to $20M in affordable housing bonds was amended and continued to November 24, 1997.
- Regulations for the affordable housing and homeownership bond program were amended and continued to November 24, 1997.
- Ordinance appropriating $1,033,415 for Public Health community health services passed on first reading after an amendment was refused.
- Ordinance to keep security, janitorial and building maintenance workers when a successor contract is awarded was amended and continued to May 4, 1998.
- Civic Center Plaza Garage rebid documents and new parking rates proposed
- Proposed ban on some massage establishments in North of Market district was sent back to committee and to Small Business Commission.
- Annual salary ordinance for fiscal 1999-2000, setting city positions and pay, passed on first reading as amended.
- Kaufman's rewrite of Administrative Code Chapter 6 on public works contracting was amended as a whole and continues to the next page.
- Supervisors amended the Mayor's 1999-2000 city budget motion to reflect technical adjustments from the Mayor's Budget Director.
- Supervisor Kaufman's amendment to newsrack sidewalk rules carried; committee reported the ordinance without recommendation.
- Sidewalk planter encroachment permit at 3975 19th Street approved as amended, subject to a condition that the area be made flush.
- Supervisor Leslie Katz was appointed to the Peninsula Corridor Study Joint Powers Board, replacing Sue Bierman.
- Permit for flower planters on the sidewalk at 3975 19th Street approved, with a condition, overriding the Public Works denial.
- Supervisor Kaufman's rewrite of public works contracting rules was continued to October 18, 1999.
- Union Square business improvement district and its property charges proposed
- Honour for National Center for Lesbian Rights proposed.
- Moves rules on temporary street use into traffic code.
- Appeal over a denied sidewalk encroachment permit at 1702 Fulton Street was continued to September 21, 1999.
- Motion to deny a sidewalk encroachment permit at 1702 Fulton Street was continued to September 21, 1999.
- Street permit for 1702 Fulton Street put off to September
- Meeting calendar changes put off to April 26.
- Tenant rules for condo conversions put off to April 17.
- Proposal to tighten condominium conversion and tenancy-in-common rules was continued on first reading to April 17, 2000.
- The Board approved the minutes of its March 27, 2000 meeting with no corrections.
- Motion to approve the Planning Commission's conditional use approval for 2361 Lombard Street was continued to May 15, 2000.
- Motion to disapprove the Planning Commission's conditional use approval for 2361 Lombard Street was continued to May 15, 2000.
- Motion directing the Clerk to prepare findings on the 2361 Lombard Street conditional use was continued to May 15, 2000.
- Plan to replace the Lanai Motel on Lombard Street put off
- Approval of the hotel at 2361 Lombard Street put off
- Motion disapproving the Planning Commission's conditional use decision for 2361 Lombard Street was continued to May 15, 2000.
- Environmental finding for 2361 Lombard Street put off
- Environmental review certification for a hotel at 2361 Lombard Street was continued to May 15, 2000.
- Clerk asked to write findings on 2361 Lombard Street
- Supervisors urged the Human Services director to refrain from finger imaging CalWORKs and food stamp applicants; referred to the Finance and Labor Committee.
- Supervisors urged the City and public to stop buying from [name withheld] and Basic American Foods during a strike; referred to committee.
- Resolution urging Human Services to refrain from state finger imaging of welfare applicants was referred to the Finance and Labor Committee.
- Resolution urging a boycott of Basic Vegetable and Basic American Foods products during the [name withheld] plant strike was referred to committee.
- A proposal to ban cell phones and pagers in Board chambers and committee rooms was referred to the Rules Committee.
- Motion to ban cell phones and pagers in the Board chamber and committee room was referred to the Rules Committee.
- A resolution declaring a housing emergency in San Francisco was referred to the Finance and Labor Committee.
- A resolution concurring with the Mental Health Board's health emergency finding was referred to the Finance and Labor Committee.
- Mayor's proposed FY 2000-2001 city budget was amended several times, including releasing reserve funds; final vote continues on next page.
- Resolution urging the Port to delay contracting with Mab-ite Corporation over Pier 45 was re-referred to committee.
- Citywide 2000-2001 spending ordinance passed on first reading as amended, with eviction funds placed on Board reserve.
- Kaufman's amendment puts $750,000 of the city budget on reserve for eviction defense and landlord legal aid, pending reports.
- Board amended the 2000-01 city budget to hold eviction-defense and landlord legal funds on reserve pending reports.
- Kaufman's ordinance replacing Administrative Code Chapter 31 on CEQA procedures and fees was continued to August 21, 2000.
- Resolution declaring August 8, 2000 as [name withheld] in San Francisco was adopted by the Board.
- The Board adopted a resolution declaring August 8, 2000 [name withheld] in San Francisco, honouring the Israeli Consul General.
- Kaufman's ordinance repealing and replacing city CEQA procedures and fees was continued to August 21, 2000.
- Resolution urging release of approved funds to Urban Economic Development Corporation was referred to the Finance and Labor Committee.
- Kaufman's ordinance setting city CEQA review procedures and fees was amended and continued to August 28, 2000.
- Board continued the ordinance adopting new CEQA procedures and fees in Administrative Code Chapter 31 to August 28, 2000.
- Supervisor Kaufman's ordinance setting California Environmental Quality Act procedures and fees was re-referred to the Audit and Government Efficiency Committee with pending amendment.
- Rebuttal to opponent's ballot argument against Proposition C on miscellaneous employees' retirement benefits approved.
- Procedures and fees for California Environmental Quality Act reviews re-referred to the Audit and Government Efficiency Committee with pending amendments.
- Planning approval for 1754-1764 Haight Street to be upheld
- Planning Commission approval of a mixed-use building with 32 dwelling units at 1754-1764 Haight Street was upheld on appeal.
- Board tabled a motion approving a two-lot Mission Bay parcel map submitted by the Public Works Department.
- An approval vote with no subject on this page
- Board approved Public Works' decision to create a two-unit condominium map at 66-68 Fountain Street.
- Parcel map for a two-lot subdivision in Mission Bay was tabled on Supervisor Kaufman's motion.
- Overturning the 66-68 Fountain Street condominium map is proposed
- Motion to disapprove Public Works' approval of a two-unit condominium map at 66-68 Fountain Street was tabled.
- Resolution urging the Port to delay its Pier 45 contract with Makite Corporation was sent back to committee.
- The Board upheld the Planning Commission's rejection of landmark status for the Jewish Community Center at 3200 California Street.
- UCSF lease extension for AT&T Broadband taken up separately
- Board approved the Planning Commission's decision not to landmark the Jewish Community Center at 3200 California Street.
- Resolution urging UCSF to extend AT&T Broadband's lease at 1855 Folsom Street was continued to December 4, 2000.
- Hearing on amending the India Basin Industrial Park redevelopment plan for one lot was continued to January 29, 2001.
- A change to the India Basin Industrial Park redevelopment plan for one lot was continued to January 29, 2001, at the Agency's request.
- Hearing on India Basin Industrial Park parking rules put off