# Board of Supervisors Minutes: February 9, 2010

- Meeting date: 2010-02-09
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 27
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## Structured legislative records

### File 091458: Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response General Obligation Bond Election - $412,300,000

- Pages: 9-10
- Sponsors: Mayor; Chiu, Avalos, Campos, Dufty, Mirkarimi, Mar and Maxwell
- Vote 1: amendment
  - Action: the proposed bond is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and adopting findings under CEQA, CEQA Guidelines, and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31 for the remaining portion of the bond; finding that the proposed bond is in conformity with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and with the General Plan consistency requirement of Charter Section 4.105 and Administrative Code Section 2A.53; consolidating the special election with the general election; establishing the election precincts, voting places and officers for the election; waiving the word limitation on ballot propositions imposed by San Francisco Municipal Elections Code Section 510; complying with the restrictions on the use of bond proceeds specified in Section 53410 of the California Government Code; incorporating the provisions of the San Francisco Administrative Code, Sections 5.30 - 5.36; and waiving the time requirements specified in Section 2.34 of the San Francisco Administrative Code. Supervisor Chiu, seconded by Supervisor Maxwell, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Campos, Chiu, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi
  - Excused: Alioto-Pier, Avalos

### File 091458: Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response General Obligation Bond Election - $412,300,000

- Pages: 10-11
- Sponsors: Mayor; Chiu, Avalos, Campos, Dufty, Mirkarimi, Mar and Maxwell
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: l and interest; prescribing notice to be given of such election; finding that a portion of the proposed bond is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and adopting findings under CEQA, CEQA Guidelines, and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31 for the remaining portion of the proposed bond; finding that the proposed bond is in conformity with the priority policies of Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and with the General Plan consistency requirement of Charter Section 4.105 and Administrative Code Section 2A.53; consolidating the special election with the general election; establishing the election precincts, voting places and officers for the election; waiving the word limitation on ballot propositions imposed by San Francisco Municipal Elections Code Section 510; complying with the restrictions on the use of bond proceeds specified in Section 53410 of the California Government Code; incorporating the provisions of the San Francisco Administrative Code, Sections 5.30 - 5.36; and waiving the time requirements specified in Section 2.34 of the San Francisco Administrative Code. (Fiscal Impact.) PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Campos, Chiu, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi
  - Noes: Daly
  - Excused: Alioto-Pier, Avalos

### File 091460: Authorizing the Execution of an Option to Purchase Interests in the Properties Located at 1600 and 1670 Owens Street, San Francisco and Acquire Related Design and Construction Plans

- Pages: 11-12
- Sponsors: Mayor
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: or use by the City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Forensic Science Division, (ii) tenancy-in-common interest in the land and existing parking structure located at 1670 Owens Street San Francisco, California, (iii) rights to use existing permitted base building design and construction documents in connection with City's proposed construction of new laboratory building at 1600 Owens Street, and (iv) acquisition of rights and assumption of obligations under certain existing design and development contracts related to such proposed laboratory building construction; exempting acquisition by City of existing permitted base building design and construction documents and related design or construction contracts from Chapter 6 of City's Administrative Code; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act and findings pursuant to the City Planning Code Section 101.1; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith. (Fiscal Impact.) (Supervisor Mirkarimi dissented in Committee.) Supervisor Campos, seconded by Supervisor Elsbernd, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to February 23, 2010. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Campos, Chiu, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi
  - Excused: Alioto-Pier, Avalos

## Extracted text

### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/1974/2010-02-09-minutes#page-10)

Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 9, 2010

091458 [Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response General Obligation Bond Election -
 $412,300,000]
 Sponsors: Mayor; Chiu, Avalos, Campos, Dufty, Mirkarimi, Mar and Maxwell
 Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San
 Francisco on Tuesday, June 8, 2010, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a
 proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the City and County: $412,300,000 to finance the
 construction, acquisition, improvement, and retrofitting of Neighborhood Fire and Police Stations,
 the Auxiliary Water Supply System, a Public Safety Building, and other critical infrastructure and
 facilities for earthquake safety and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing
 purposes; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase to
 residential tenants in accordance with Chapter 37 of the San Francisco Administrative Code;
 finding that the estimated cost of such proposed project is and will be too great to be paid out of the
 ordinary annual income and revenue of the City and County and will require expenditures greater
 than the amount allowed therefor by the annual tax levy; reciting the estimated cost of such
 proposed project; fixing the date of election and the manner of holding such election and the
 procedure for voting for or against the proposition; fixing the maximum rate of interest on such
 bonds and providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest;
 prescribing notice to be given of such election; finding that a portion of the proposed bond is not a
 project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and adopting findings under CEQA,
 CEQA Guidelines, and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31 for the remaining portion of
 the proposed bond; finding that the proposed bond is in conformity with the priority policies of
 Planning Code Section 101.1(b) and with the General Plan consistency requirement of Charter
 Section 4.105 and Administrative Code Section 2A.53; consolidating the special election with the
 general election; establishing the election precincts, voting places and officers for the election;
 waiving the word limitation on ballot propositions imposed by San Francisco Municipal Elections
 Code Section 510; complying with the restrictions on the use of bond proceeds specified in Section
 53410 of the California Government Code; incorporating the provisions of the San Francisco
 Administrative Code, Sections 5.30 - 5.36; and waiving the time requirements specified in Section
 2.34 of the San Francisco Administrative Code.
 (Fiscal Impact.)
 PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:
 Ayes: 8 - Campos, Chiu, Chu, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi
 Noes: 1 - Daly
 Excused: 2 - Alioto-Pier, Avalos

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### [Page 11](https://sfbos.info/documents/1974/2010-02-09-minutes#page-11)

Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes Tuesday, February 9, 2010

NEW BUSINESS

Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee

091460 [Authorizing the Execution of an Option to Purchase Interests in the Properties
 Located at 1600 and 1670 Owens Street, San Francisco and Acquire Related
 Design and Construction Plans]
 Sponsor: Mayor
 Ordinance approving the City's execution of option agreement for purchase of (i) real property
 located at 1600 Owens Street, San Francisco, California for purpose of construction of new
 laboratory building for use by the City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Forensic
 Science Division, (ii) tenancy-in-common interest in the land and existing parking structure located
 at 1670 Owens Street San Francisco, California, (iii) rights to use existing permitted base building
 design and construction documents in connection with City's proposed construction of new
 laboratory building at 1600 Owens Street, and (iv) acquisition of rights and assumption of
 obligations under certain existing design and development contracts related to such proposed
 laboratory building construction; exempting acquisition by City of existing permitted base building
 design and construction documents and related design or construction contracts from Chapter 6 of
 City's Administrative Code; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act and
 findings pursuant to the City Planning Code Section 101.1; and ratifying previous actions taken in
 connection therewith.
 (Fiscal Impact.)
 (Supervisor Mirkarimi dissented in Committee.)
 Supervisor Campos, seconded by Supervisor Elsbernd, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED
 ON FIRST READING to February 23, 2010. The motion carried by the following vote:
 Ayes: 9 - Campos, Chiu, Chu, Daly, Dufty, Elsbernd, Mar, Maxwell, Mirkarimi
 Excused: 2 - Alioto-Pier, Avalos

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