# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 29, 2014

- Meeting date: 2014-07-29
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 32
- [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/206/2014-07-29-minutes)
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## Structured legislative records

### File 140599: Settlement of Lawsuit - Jay Korber - $4,072,519

- Pages: 5-6
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 140599 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Jay Korber - $4,072,519] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jay Korber against the City and County of San Francisco for $4,072,519; the lawsuit was filed on April 12, 2013, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-13-530600; entitled Jay Korber v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 185-14 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

### File 140664: Settlement of Lawsuit - Yerba Buena Consortium, LLP - City to Provide Pedestrian Improvements

- Pages: 6
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 140664 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Yerba Buena Consortium, LLP - City to Provide Pedestrian Improvements] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Yerba Buena Consortium, LLP, and Tenants and Owners Development Corporation against the City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit was filed on August 19, 2013, in Sacramento Superior Court, Case No. 34-2013-80001611; entitled Yerba Buena Consortium, LLP, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; material terms of said settlement are installing “no bicycle riding on sidewalk” signs in Yerba Buena area, widening the sidewalk at corner of 4th and Mission Streets, applying for funding to install a pedestrian crosswalk at Folsom and Mabini Streets, convening a Sidewalk Management Workgroup, drafting a Sidewalk Management Plan, and providing special notice for sidewalk table permits. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 159-14 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

### File 140665: Settlement of Lawsuit - Lee Ann Crocker - $45,000

- Pages: 6
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 140665 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Lee Ann Crocker - $45,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Lee Ann Crocker against the City and County of San Francisco for $45,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 21, 2013, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-13-531600; entitled Lee Ann Crocker v. City and County of San Francisco, Does 1 to 10. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 186-14 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

### File 140666: Settlement of Lawsuit - Siobhan McAuliffe - $250,000

- Pages: 6
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 140666 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Siobhan McAuliffe - $250,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Siobhan McAuliffe against the City and County of San Francisco for $250,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 5, 2012, in United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. CV-12-00071 CRB, and then re-filed on September 20, 2012, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 12-524514; entitled Siobhan McAuliffe v. City & County of San Francisco. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 187-14 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

### File 140760: Settlement of Lawsuit - Rowena Seto - $225,000

- Pages: 6-7
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 140760 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Rowena Seto - $225,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Rowena Seto against the City and County of San Francisco for $225,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 18, 2012, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-12-512350; entitled Rowena Seto v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 188-14 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee
- Vote 2: other
  - Action: City and County of San Francisco Page 595 Printed at 2:15 pm on 9/3/14 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/29/2014 Supervisor Breed Excused from Voting Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Cohen, moved that Supervisor Breed be excused from voting on File No. 140761. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee
  - Excused: Breed

### File 140761: Settlement of Lawsuit - Caramad Conley - $3,500,000

- Pages: 7
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 140761 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Caramad Conley - $3,500,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Caramad Conley against the City and County of San Francisco for $3,500,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 27, 2012, in United States District Court, Case No. C12-00454; entitled Caramad Conley v. City and County of San Francisco and Prentice Earl Sanders. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 189-14 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee
  - Noes: Wiener
  - Excused: Breed

### File 140762: Settlement of Lawsuit - Friends of Appleton-Wolford Libraries and Coalition for a Better North Beach Library - City to Waive Litigation Costs

- Pages: 7
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 140762 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Friends of Appleton-Wolford Libraries and Coalition for a Better North Beach Library - City to Waive Litigation Costs] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Friends of Appleton-Wolford Libraries and Coalition for a Better North Beach Library and Playground against the City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit was filed on July 27, 2011, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-11-511469 (Court of Appeal Case No. A136409), entitled Friends of Appleton-Wolford Libraries, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; material terms of said settlement are Petitioners’ waiver of further appeal rights in exchange for the City’s waiver of litigation costs. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 190-14 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

### File 140774: Police Code - Street Artist Certificate Fee Waivers for Honorably Discharged Veterans

- Pages: 7-8
- Sponsors: Mayor
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 140774 [Police Code - Street Artist Certificate Fee Waivers for Honorably Discharged Veterans] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Police Code to require the Director of Cultural Affairs, or his or her designee, to waive Street Artist Certificate fees for honorably discharged veterans and to grant refunds to honorably discharged veterans who file a refund claim on or before July 1, 2015, for any fees collected between January 1, 2009, and July 1, 2014. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

## Extracted text

### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/206/2014-07-29-minutes#page-6)

Board of Supervisors                             Meeting Minutes                                               7/29/2014



140664 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Yerba Buena Consortium, LLP - City to Provide Pedestrian
       Improvements]
            Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Yerba Buena Consortium, LLP, and
            Tenants and Owners Development Corporation against the City and County of San Francisco; the
            lawsuit was filed on August 19, 2013, in Sacramento Superior Court, Case No. 34-2013-80001611;
            entitled Yerba Buena Consortium, LLP, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; material
            terms of said settlement are installing “no bicycle riding on sidewalk” signs in Yerba Buena area,
            widening the sidewalk at corner of 4th and Mission Streets, applying for funding to install a
            pedestrian crosswalk at Folsom and Mabini Streets, convening a Sidewalk Management
            Workgroup, drafting a Sidewalk Management Plan, and providing special notice for sidewalk table
            permits. (City Attorney)
            Ordinance No. 159-14
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee


140665 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Lee Ann Crocker - $45,000]
            Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Lee Ann Crocker against the City and
            County of San Francisco for $45,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 21, 2013, in San Francisco
            Superior Court, Case No. CGC-13-531600; entitled Lee Ann Crocker v. City and County of San
            Francisco, Does 1 to 10. (City Attorney)
            Ordinance No. 186-14
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee


140666 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Siobhan McAuliffe - $250,000]
            Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Siobhan McAuliffe against the City and
            County of San Francisco for $250,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 5, 2012, in United States
            District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. CV-12-00071 CRB, and then re-filed
            on September 20, 2012, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 12-524514; entitled Siobhan
            McAuliffe v. City & County of San Francisco. (City Attorney)
            Ordinance No. 187-14
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee


140760 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Rowena Seto - $225,000]
            Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Rowena Seto against the City and County
            of San Francisco for $225,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 18, 2012, in San Francisco Superior
            Court, Case No. CPF-12-512350; entitled Rowena Seto v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.
            (City Attorney)
            Ordinance No. 188-14
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee




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### [Page 7](https://sfbos.info/documents/206/2014-07-29-minutes#page-7)

Board of Supervisors                               Meeting Minutes                                                 7/29/2014




Supervisor Breed Excused from Voting
            Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Cohen, moved that Supervisor Breed be excused from
            voting on File No. 140761. The motion carried by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee
                 Excused: 1 - Breed


140761 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Caramad Conley - $3,500,000]
            Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Caramad Conley against the City and
            County of San Francisco for $3,500,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 27, 2012, in United
            States District Court, Case No. C12-00454; entitled Caramad Conley v. City and County of San
            Francisco and Prentice Earl Sanders. (City Attorney)
            Ordinance No. 189-14
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 9 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee
                 Noes: 1 - Wiener
                 Excused: 1 - Breed


140762 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Friends of Appleton-Wolford Libraries and Coalition for a
       Better North Beach Library - City to Waive Litigation Costs]
            Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Friends of Appleton-Wolford Libraries and
            Coalition for a Better North Beach Library and Playground against the City and County of San
            Francisco; the lawsuit was filed on July 27, 2011, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No.
            CPF-11-511469 (Court of Appeal Case No. A136409), entitled Friends of Appleton-Wolford
            Libraries, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; material terms of said settlement are
            Petitioners’ waiver of further appeal rights in exchange for the City’s waiver of litigation costs. (City
            Attorney)
            Ordinance No. 190-14
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee



NEW BUSINESS


Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee

140774 [Police Code - Street Artist Certificate Fee Waivers for Honorably Discharged
       Veterans]
            Sponsor: Mayor
            Ordinance amending the Police Code to require the Director of Cultural Affairs, or his or her
            designee, to waive Street Artist Certificate fees for honorably discharged veterans and to grant
            refunds to honorably discharged veterans who file a refund claim on or before July 1, 2015, for any
            fees collected between January 1, 2009, and July 1, 2014.
            PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee

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