# Board of Supervisors Minutes: May 17, 2011 - Meeting date: 2011-05-17 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 34 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/2087/2011-05-17-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfbos.archive.sf.gov/ftp/meetingarchive/full_board/ftp/uploadedfiles/bdsupvrs/bosagendas/minutes/2011/m051711.pdf) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 110562: Accept and Expend - Community Development Block Grant - $20,620,744 - Pages: 10-11 - Sponsors: Mayor; Cohen - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 110562 [Accept and Expend - Community Development Block Grant - $20,620,744] Sponsors: Mayor; Cohen Resolution approving the FY2011-2012 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program; authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2011-2012 Community Development Block Grant Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $18,583,517 and to expend Program Income and Reprogrammed Funds in the amount of $1,966,471. ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Excused: Campos - Vote 2: rescission - Action: Supervisor Chu, seconded by Supervisor Kim, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Excused: Campos - Vote 3: continuance - Action: Supervisor Chu, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to June 14, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Excused: Campos ### File 110563: Accept and Expend Grant - HOME Program - $8,006,360 - Pages: 11 - Sponsors: Mayor; Cohen - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 110563 [Accept and Expend Grant - HOME Program - $8,006,360] Sponsors: Mayor; Cohen Resolution approving the FY2011-2012 HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2011-2012 HOME Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $7,576,727, and to expend Program Income in the amount of $430,000. ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Excused: Campos - Vote 2: rescission - Action: Supervisor Chu, seconded by Supervisor Kim, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Excused: Campos - Vote 3: continuance - Action: Supervisor Chu, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to June 14, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Excused: Campos ### File 110337: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Excluding Stock-Based Compensation from Payroll Expense, Tax Years 2011 through 2017 - Pages: 11-12 - Sponsors: Mirkarimi; Campos, Mar and Chiu - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 110337 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Excluding Stock-Based Compensation from Payroll Expense, Tax Years 2011 through 2017] Sponsors: Mirkarimi; Campos, Mar and Chiu Ordinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code Article 12-A, by adding Section 906.4 to establish a payroll expense tax exclusion for that portion of an eligible person's payroll expense that is attributable to Stock-Based Compensation. Supervisor Chiu requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Mirkarimi, seconded by Supervisor Chiu, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Excused: Campos - Vote 2: first-reading - Action: (Fiscal Impact, Economic Impact.) Supervisor Farrell, seconded by Supervisor Elsbernd, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON FIRST READING to June 14, 2011. The motion FAILED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell - Noes: Avalos, Chiu, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Excused: Campos - Vote 3: first-reading - Action: PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Chiu, Cohen, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Noes: Chu, Elsbernd, Farrell - Excused: Campos ### File 110328: CEQA Findings - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Development Project - Pages: 12 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 110328 [CEQA Findings - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Development Project] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), CEQA Guidelines and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement of overriding considerations in connection with the development of Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island, as envisioned in the Development Agreement for the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project Area. Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to June 7, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Excused: Campos ### File 110228: General Plan Amendments - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Development Project - Pages: 12 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 110228 [General Plan Amendments - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Development Project] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by amending the Commerce and Industry Element, Community Facilities Element, Housing Element, Recreation and Open Space Element, Transportation Element, Urban Design Element, and Land Use Index, maps and figures in various elements, and by adopting and adding the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Area Plan, in order to facilitate the development of Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island as endorsed by the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor in 2006 and updated in 2010, and envisioned in the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Development Agreement, adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1. (Economic Impact.) Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to June 7, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Excused: Campos ### File 110229: Planning Code - Zoning - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Special Use District - Pages: 12-13 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 110229 [Planning Code - Zoning - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Special Use District] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 102.5 and 201 to include the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island districts; amending Section 105 relating to height and bulk limits for Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island; adding Section 249.52 to establish the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Special Use District; adding Section 263.26 to establish the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Height and Bulk District; amending the bulk limits table associated with Section 270 to refer to the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Height and Bulk District; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1. Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to June 7, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener - Excused: Campos ## Extracted text ### [Page 11](https://sfbos.info/documents/2087/2011-05-17-minutes#page-11) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/17/2011 110563 [Accept and Expend Grant - HOME Program - $8,006,360] Sponsors: Mayor; Cohen Resolution approving the FY2011-2012 HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program; and authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, to apply for, accept, and expend the City’s FY2011-2012 HOME Program entitlement from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the amount of $7,576,727, and to expend Program Income in the amount of $430,000. ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Excused: 1 - Campos Supervisor Chu, seconded by Supervisor Kim, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Excused: 1 - Campos Supervisor Chu, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to June 14, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Excused: 1 - Campos From the Budget and Finance Committee Without Recommendation 110337 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Excluding Stock-Based Compensation from Payroll Expense, Tax Years 2011 through 2017] Sponsors: Mirkarimi; Campos, Mar and Chiu Ordinance amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code Article 12-A, by adding Section 906.4 to establish a payroll expense tax exclusion for that portion of an eligible person's payroll expense that is attributable to Stock-Based Compensation. Supervisor Chiu requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Mirkarimi, seconded by Supervisor Chiu, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Excused: 1 - Campos (Fiscal Impact, Economic Impact.) Supervisor Farrell, seconded by Supervisor Elsbernd, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON FIRST READING to June 14, 2011. The motion FAILED by the following vote: Ayes: 4 - Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell Noes: 6 - Avalos, Chiu, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Excused: 1 - Campos PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 7 - Avalos, Chiu, Cohen, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Noes: 3 - Chu, Elsbernd, Farrell Excused: 1 - Campos City and County of San Francisco Page 424 Printed at 9:26 am on 7/14/11 ### [Page 12](https://sfbos.info/documents/2087/2011-05-17-minutes#page-12) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/17/2011 Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee 110328 [CEQA Findings - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Development Project] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), CEQA Guidelines and San Francisco Administrative Code Chapter 31, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement of overriding considerations in connection with the development of Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island, as envisioned in the Development Agreement for the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Project Area. Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to June 7, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Excused: 1 - Campos 110228 [General Plan Amendments - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Development Project] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by amending the Commerce and Industry Element, Community Facilities Element, Housing Element, Recreation and Open Space Element, Transportation Element, Urban Design Element, and Land Use Index, maps and figures in various elements, and by adopting and adding the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Area Plan, in order to facilitate the development of Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island as endorsed by the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor in 2006 and updated in 2010, and envisioned in the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Development Agreement, adopting findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1. (Economic Impact.) Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to June 7, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Excused: 1 - Campos 110229 [Planning Code - Zoning - Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island - Special Use District] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by amending Sections 102.5 and 201 to include the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island districts; amending Section 105 relating to height and bulk limits for Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island; adding Section 249.52 to establish the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Special Use District; adding Section 263.26 to establish the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Height and Bulk District; amending the bulk limits table associated with Section 270 to refer to the Treasure Island/Yerba Buena Island Height and Bulk District; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan and Planning Code Section 101.1. Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Mirkarimi, moved that this Ordinance be CONTINUED ON FIRST READING to June 7, 2011. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener Excused: 1 - Campos City and County of San Francisco Page 425 Printed at 9:26 am on 7/14/11