# 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) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=331007&GUID=0A2CA6EC-1870-457C-BC21-33170745F4AB) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### 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 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 City and County of San Francisco Page 596 Printed at 2:15 pm on 9/3/14