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CSFN Resolutions Jan–Dec 2001
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CSFN Resolutions June–December 2000
The Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods supports a site East of Highway 101 near the Eastern end of César Chavez Street/near Old Bayshore as the appropriate location for a Day Laborer Center, to include hiring, training, and ample off-street parking. Furthermore, in the interest of safety, it supports the recommendation that there be a stop to both soliciting work in the streets and hiring workers off the street, and that this be enforced by the Police. (EMIA)

The SPEAK Board recommends that the next available San Francisco Airport Commission appointment be given to a recognized neighborhood representative and, in the future neighborhoods will always have representation on the San Francisco Airport Commission. (SPEAK)

The Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods supports the preservation of the existing 400 units, as presently con?gured and located, in the Presidio as affordable family housing. (OMRA)

The Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods supports the nonpro?t alternative of the Bay Center at Pier 45.and prepares a ballot argument favoring the initiative. (Telegraph Hill Dwellers)

CSFN opposes the amendment to the Yerba Buena plan referred to as the Emporium site.
CSFN hereby urges the Board of Supervisors to refer to the City Planning Commission the proposed legislation to rescind Administrative Code Chapter 31 and enact a new Administrative Code Chapter 31 to adopt new procedures and new fees to implement the California Environmental Quality Act and urge the City Planning Commission to submit recommendation or recommendations to the Board of Supervisors.

That a citywide forum for exploring the alternatives to the proposed SFO runway expansion plan should be convened as soon as possible, bringing together local neighborhood groups and citywide coalitions to promote understanding of the impacts of the current proposal and the possibilities for a better proposal which will not worsen quality of life in the City or the environment of the Bay.

CSFN requests the Board of Supervisors to convene as soon as possible a hearing to determine how these proposed teacher-housing units ?t into a plan for building new affordable housing in San Francisco. (SPEAK)

The Dianne Feinstein Elementary School playground is an inappropriate site for the proposed 43 teacher-housing units and garage and therefore should not be built there. (SPEAK)

The CSFN hereby strongly urges the Planning Commission to continue to keep "Public Comment" as Calendar Item B on the Planning Commission calendar and before the Calendar Item C "Commissioners’ Questions and Matters" on the Planning Commission calendar. (ISAC).

Bylaws amendments:
ART.VI.A Eligibility must be con?rmed by written signature in the attendance log. Signature of either the delegate and/or the alternate will qualify for the mandatory six meetings. (New Mission Terrace)

ART.VII.H (a) Except that, when a bond or initiative is submitted to the voters by legislative initiative from the Board of Supervisors, or by the Mayor, or other of?cial entity, after the time expires for such introduction at a prior meeting that prevents the timely preparation of a ballot handbook response, the President may place the endorsement as an emergency item before the assembly. (PRO)

CSFN Resolutions January–December 2001

The Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods opposes Sunset Scavenger’s proposed rate increase and three-can recycling concept and asks the San Francisco Dep’t of Public Works to deny their application. (Excelsior District IA)

That the city not set the new higher rates for collection of waste and recycling by NorCal until the rate payers are informed in writing of what the proposed new rates would be for the next ?ve years; and
That apartment buildings containing more than 6 units have their particular needs for recycling and composting in their speci?c buildings met by the program and
That the CSFN urges the Board of Supervisors to seek a delay of 6 months in the imposition of rate changes so that a public hearing can be held to review the speci?c rate requests and to study these and other questions regarding the implementation of the wase recycling program. (SPEAK).

That the Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods is opposed to any expansion of the Potrero Power Plant that will not reduce the overall total pollution of PM10, NOx, SO2, and other pollutants below current levels within the Bayview/Hunters Point and Potrero communities.
That until a commitment is received to shut down Hunters Point Power Plant and Potrero Units 4,5 and 6 (Peakers) and to require a retro?t of the existing main Unit 3 at Potrero Power Plant with least emitting pollution control technology, and an agreement that this unit will be permanently shut down once the facility is no longer needed to sustain electric reliability in San Francisco, the Coalition for San Francisco Neighborhoods is opposed to any new Power Plants in South East section of San Francisco.
That the City must develop an overall, long-term energy plan which includes: improved transmission lines from the East Bay: distributed energy sources, such as photovoltaic and energy cells: and an aggressive program of energy conservation. (PHBA)

The CSFN opposes Board of Supervisors’ File No. 002107 (Leno) which proposes changes in the Planning Code regarding Planned Unit Developments (PUD) as it is written at this time so that the character of San Francisco’s residential neighborhoods is not subjected to doubling of their existing density without infrastructure improvements and other safeguards, since such legislation should be crafted with the differences in the neighborhoods in mind and not as a one-size-?ts-all amendment to the code. (SPEAK)

That CSFN strongly opposes use of Prop E money for Main Library upgrades, supports use of Prop E money to purchase branch books and expand branch hours, rejects the cynical and illogical contention that the Main Library is actually a branch library and reaf?rms that there are 26 branch libraries and one Main Library in the SF system. (NBN)

That the CSFN ask the Port of San Francisco to postpone any decision on the development of Pier 27-31 until the public has more information and input, and until environmental and transportation issues are analyzed. (NBN)

That the CSFN adopt the reforms proposed by SF Fair Vote.

That CSFN supports inclusion of full funding for the street tree programs of Friends of the Urban Forest in the 2001–2002 Budget. (Dolores Heights IC)

That CSFN support the campaign to have City Hall raise sidewalk parking ?nes, educate drivers about the injustice of depriving walkers and the handicapped of their right to travel, and to urge the Department of Parking and Traf?c to enforce all present and future ordinances regarding parking of automobiles on sidewalks. (OMI-NIA)

That CSFN disapprove Supervisor Daly’s legislation to remove the requirement for neighborhood noti?cation by the Police Dep’t of requests for dancehall keeper permits, thus requiring only Fire Marshall approval, which will be discussed next Tuesday July 24th at the That CSFN write a letter to the Rec and Park Commission, Elizabeth Goldstein, Director of Rec and Park, the Mayor and the City Attorney asking the immediate removal of the Recycling Center from Golden Gate Park. (CVIA)

That CSFN supports no new construction alternative for the Presidio.

That the CSFN write a letter to the Building Inspection Dep’t with the following statement, "In order to reduce the negative impact on unnecessary building height on surrounding properties, we encourage the Building Dep’t, the Planning Dep’t, and the Fire Dep’t, collectively, to allow and encourage the use of a stair passing through a ROOF HATCH for access to the roof, except when stairs are serving occupied roofs (roof decks, etc) or are otherwise required for occupant egress." (PHBA)

That the CSFN urge the architects of the new Laguna Honda Hospital, Anshen and Allen Architects, to consider in their plans the construction of a pedestrian overpass at the Forest Hill Muni Station. (TPIA)

That the CSFN requests that the restaurant at Rincon be built as outlined in the original RFP, and that the sculpture be scaled down by at least 50%, and the arti?cial mounds be reduced or eliminated. (PHBA)

By-Law changes:

Article IV § 6: Treasurer. Strike out: "The signatures of two of?cers shall be required for writing checks." Substitute: "Any expense over $100 and not within the adopted budget will have to come to the ?oor." for "A single expenditure of over $50 shall be approved by the membership." (Bylaws Committee)

CSFN Resolutions Jan–June 2002

That the CSFN oppose the request by Gorilla Sports for Conditional Use authorization to expand into the adjacent Presidio Theatre and urges the Planning Commission to deny the permit. (MCIPOA)

That CSFN write a letter in objection to installing Decaux toilets in residential neighborhoods, near schools, and/or in high-crime areas. (LU&H)

That CSFN write a letter to the Bd of Supes in support of reform of the Redevelopment Agency to increase the role of citizen input and to ensure that it is more responsive to the communities it seeks to redevelop as well as increase its compliance to the City’s Gen’l Plan and other planning policies developed by the citizens of SF and its governing bodies. (LU&H)

CSFN support the renaming of the Richmond Branch Library for Senator Milton Marks.

That CSFN strongly urges the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors to reject the proposed amendment to the Planning Code to authorize one additional unit to the existing residential buildings in various zoning districts throughout San Francisco. (ISAC)

That CSFN support an ordinance to the Planning Code to require that twenty percent required setback areas remain unpaved and devoted to plant material, and to prohibit parking from obstructing required setbacks. (OMI-NIA)