# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 9, 2024 - Meeting date: 2024-07-09 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 22 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1014/2024-07-09-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1209073&GUID=E697FF31-0D6E-437B-A189-450E172C38E9) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 240573: Settlement of Lawsuit - Denise Wear - $45,000 - Pages: 5-6 ### File 240574: Settlement of Lawsuit - Wendy Offen and Stephen Offen - $140,000 - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 240574 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Wendy Offen and Stephen Offen - $140,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Wendy Offen and Stephen Offen against the City and County of San Francisco for $140,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 13, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-597078; entitled Wendy Offen and Stephen Offen v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an alleged injury on a City sidewalk. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 181-24 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton - Excused: Stefani ### File 240639: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transient Occupancy Tax Exemption Increase - Pages: 6-7 - Sponsors: Peskin - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 240639 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transient Occupancy Tax Exemption Increase] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to increase the daily transient occupancy tax exemption amount from less than $52 to less than $60; to increase the weekly transient occupancy tax exemption amount from less than $130 to less than $149; and to require review in the September 2027 - September 2029 time frame by the Controller of the exemption amounts for the purpose of considering adjustments in the amounts. Ordinance No. 175-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton - Excused: Stefani ### File 240474: Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program - Pages: 7 - Sponsors: Mayor; Stefani, Engardio, Peskin, Chan, Mandelman and Safai - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 240474 [Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program] Sponsors: Mayor; Stefani, Engardio, Peskin, Chan, Mandelman and Safai Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to make permanent the streamlined permitting provisions for unpermitted awnings and extend the waiver of applicable fees for one fiscal year, until July 1, 2025; 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 making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Ordinance No. 177-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton - Excused: Stefani ### File 240696: Police Code - Tenderloin Retail Hours Restriction Pilot Program - Pages: 7-8 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 240696 [Police Code - Tenderloin Retail Hours Restriction Pilot Program] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Police Code to create a two-year pilot program, during which retail food and tobacco establishments in a high-crime area of the Tenderloin police district are prohibited from being open to the public from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., or from 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. if subject to regulation by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; authorizing the Department of Public Health to impose administrative fines for violation of the hours restrictions; declaring an establishment’s operation in violation of the hours restrictions to be a public nuisance; authorizing enforcement actions by the City Attorney; and creating a private right of action for persons harmed by a violation of the hours restriction. Ordinance No. 182-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton - Excused: Stefani ## Extracted text ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/1014/2024-07-09-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/9/2024 240574 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Wendy Offen and Stephen Offen - $140,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Wendy Offen and Stephen Offen against the City and County of San Francisco for $140,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 13, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-597078; entitled Wendy Offen and Stephen Offen v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an alleged injury on a City sidewalk. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 181-24 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Excused: 1 - Stefani REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 240639 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transient Occupancy Tax Exemption Increase] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to increase the daily transient occupancy tax exemption amount from less than $52 to less than $60; to increase the weekly transient occupancy tax exemption amount from less than $130 to less than $149; and to require review in the September 2027 - September 2029 time frame by the Controller of the exemption amounts for the purpose of considering adjustments in the amounts. Ordinance No. 175-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Excused: 1 - Stefani City and County of San Francisco Page 619 Printed at 4:54 pm on 10/10/24 ### [Page 7](https://sfbos.info/documents/1014/2024-07-09-minutes#page-7) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/9/2024 Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 240474 [Building, Planning Codes - Existing Awning Amnesty Program] Sponsors: Mayor; Stefani, Engardio, Peskin, Chan, Mandelman and Safai Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to make permanent the streamlined permitting provisions for unpermitted awnings and extend the waiver of applicable fees for one fiscal year, until July 1, 2025; 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 making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Ordinance No. 177-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Excused: 1 - Stefani 240696 [Police Code - Tenderloin Retail Hours Restriction Pilot Program] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Police Code to create a two-year pilot program, during which retail food and tobacco establishments in a high-crime area of the Tenderloin police district are prohibited from being open to the public from 12:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., or from 2:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. if subject to regulation by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; authorizing the Department of Public Health to impose administrative fines for violation of the hours restrictions; declaring an establishment’s operation in violation of the hours restrictions to be a public nuisance; authorizing enforcement actions by the City Attorney; and creating a private right of action for persons harmed by a violation of the hours restriction. Ordinance No. 182-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton Excused: 1 - Stefani City and County of San Francisco Page 620 Printed at 4:54 pm on 10/10/24