Board of Supervisors Minutes: January 14, 2014

131141 [Public Employment - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - Recreation and Park Department - FYs 2013-2014 and 2014-2015] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 160-13 (Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2013-2014 and 2014-2015) to reflect the addition of two Class 5502 Project Manager I positions (0.5 FTE) in the Recreation and Park Department for the implementation of the Recreation and Park Department’s capital improvements. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

131130 [California Constitution Appropriations Limit - FY2013-2014] Sponsor: Farrell Resolution establishing the appropriations limit for FY2013-2014 pursuant to California Constitution, Article XIII B. Resolution No. 007-14 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

131172 [Interconnection Agreement - Pacific Gas and Electric Company - Solar Power Project - 201 Van Ness Avenue] Resolution authorizing the Public Utilities Commission’s General Manager to enter into a long term interconnection agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company, to commence following Board approval, for a Solar Power Project at Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Avenue, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(b). (Public Utilities Commission) Resolution No. 008-14 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

131182 [Emergency Contract - Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. - Not to Exceed $1,000,000] Resolution retroactively approving emergency contract with Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc., for environmental clean-up of soil and water and regrading of the runway safety area after the crash landing of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for services already performed, for the period of July 11, 2013, to September 19, 2013. (Airport Commission) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 009-14 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

131183 [Emergency Contract - Fixed Gas Monitoring System - Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant - Not to Exceed $225,000] Resolution retroactively approving an emergency procurement contract of the Public Utilities Commission under Administrative Code, Section 21.15, to obtain materials needed to repair the Fixed Gas Monitoring System at the Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant with a contract amount not to exceed $225,000 for the period of November 18, 2013, to May 18, 2014. (Public Utilities Commission) Resolution No. 010-14 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

131210 [Accept and Expend Grant - Urban Areas Security Initiative Grant Increase: Budget Revision - FY2013 - $687,988] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Emergency Management, on behalf of the City and County San Francisco, as the fiscal agent for the Bay Area Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI), to accept and expend an increase to FY2013 UASI grant funds in the amount of $687,988 for a total of $22,619,300 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security through the California Office of Emergency Services, for the period of September 1, 2013, through May 31, 2015. Resolution No. 011-14 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

130864 [Planning Code - Transfer of Child Care Facility Oversight to Office of Early Care and Education] Sponsor: Yee Ordinance amending the Planning Code to transfer proposed child care facility oversight from the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families to the Office of Early Care and Education ; and making environmental findings. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

131143 [Changes to the Special Tax District No. 2009-1 - San Francisco Sustainable Financing] Sponsors: Mayor; Chiu, Tang and Wiener Resolution authorizing the City and County of San Francisco Special Tax District No . 2009-1 (San Francisco Sustainable Financing) to levy special taxes and incur debt to finance work deemed necessary to bring buildings or real property, including privately owned buildings or real property, into compliance with seismic safety standards or regulations. Resolution No. 012-14 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

131226 [Affirming Final Environmental Impact Report Certification - 1111 California Street - The Masonic Center Renovation Project] Motion affirming the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental Impact Report for The Masonic Center Renovation Project at 1111 California Street. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M14-003 Supervisor Chiu, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

131227 [Reversing Final Environmental Impact Report Certification - 1111 California Street - The Masonic Center Renovation Project] Motion reversing the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental Impact Report for The Masonic Center Renovation Project at 1111 California Street. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Chiu, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

131228 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse Final Environmental Impact Report Certification - 1111 California Project - The Masonic Center Renovation Project] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the certification by the Planning Commission of the Final Environmental Impact Report for The Masonic Center Renovation Project at 1111 California Street. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Chiu, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

131234 [Implementing Assembly Bill 85 - Department of Public Health - Intent to Adopt the Savings Formula Option - FY2013-2014] Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to implement Assembly Bill 85 via the Savings Formula Option to redirect a portion of current Health realignment funds to social service programs; and determine payments from the Health Subaccount to the Family Support Subaccount. (Public Health Department) Resolution No. 006-14 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

131085 [Planning Code - Fulton Street Grocery Store Special Use District] Sponsor: Breed Ordinance amending Planning Code, Section 249.35A, to extend the effective date for the Fulton Street Grocery Store Special Use District; provide controls for business signs; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

cation and related documents to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) to permit the issuance of residential mortgage revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $45,000,000 for 227-228 West Point Road (Assessor’s Parcel No. 4624, Lot Nos. 29 and 31); authorizing and directing the Director to direct the Controller’s Office to hold in trust an amount not to exceed $100,000 in accordance with CDLAC procedures; authorizing the Director to certify to CDLAC that the City has on deposit the required amount; authorizing the Director to pay an amount equal to such deposit to the State of California if the City fails to issue the residential mortgage revenue bonds; approving, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of residential mortgage revenue bonds by the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $45,000,000; authorizing and directing the execution of any documents necessary to implement this Resolution; and ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the project, as defined herein, and the application, as defined herein. Resolution No. 005-14 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

onstruction of an additional dwelling unit or units within the existing envelope of a residential building or auxiliary structure on the same lot (“In-Law Units”) on any parcel in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District and within 1,750 feet of the District boundaries, excluding any lot within 500 feet of Block No. 2623, Lot Nos. 116 through 154, and authorizing the Zoning Administrator to waive density and other Planning Code requirements in order to create the In-Law Units; amending the Administrative Code to provide that an In-Law Unit constructed with a waiver of Code requirements shall be subject to the provisions of the San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance if the existing building or any existing dwelling unit is already subject to the Rent Ordinance; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and directing the Clerk to send a copy of this Ordinance to the California Department of Housing and Community Development in accordance with State law. Resolution No. 014-14 ADOPTED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

140023 [Committee of the Whole - Implementing Assembly Bill 85 - Department of Public Health - Intent to Adopt the Savings Formula Option - FY2013-2014] Sponsor: Chiu Motion scheduling the Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole on January 14, 2014, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the Resolution (File No. 131234) authorizing the Department of Public Health to implement Assembly Bill 85 via the Savings Formula Option to redirect a portion of current Health realignment funds to social service programs; and determine payments from the Health Subaccount to the Family Support Subaccount. Motion No. M14-004 APPROVED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

131197 [Fracking Moratorium in California] Sponsors: Chiu; Mar Resolution supporting a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the State of California. Supervisor Mar requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Chiu, seconded by Supervisor Campos, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED on Page 1, Line 1, by changing the title to 'Fracking Moratorium in California'; Line 11, by deleting 'is not' and adding 'has been unregulated'; Line 13, by deleting 'no' and adding 'at best incomplete'; on Page 2, Line 16, by deleting 'Unregulated'; and on Page 3, Line 15 by adding 'halt to'; Lines 16 and 17, by deleting 'moratorium on' and 'until further studies of the environmental impacts of fracking are done in conjunction with public input.' The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

Supervisors Campos and Cohen requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 015-14 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee