Board of Supervisors Minutes: November 8, 2011

111099 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Damian Fleming - $70,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Damian Fleming against the City and County of San Francisco for $70,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 14, 2010, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 10-501543, entitled Fleming v. City and County of San Francisco. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 228-11 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener

Noes: None

111169 [Adopting Findings Reversing the General Rule Exclusion Determination - 1171 Sansome Street] Motion adopting findings reversing the Planning Department's determination that a project located at 1171 Sansome Street (aka 1111 Sansome Street) is exempt from environmental review through a general rule exclusion. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Chiu, seconded by Supervisor Elsbernd, moved that this motion be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener

Noes: None

Motion No. M11-165 APPROVED AS AMENDED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener

Noes: None

111031 [Appropriating $304,120,801 of Water System Improvement Program Project Funds - Finance Committee Reserve of $215,338,107 - Public Utilities Commission - FY2011-2012] Sponsor: Chu Ordinance de-appropriating $304,120,801 in existing Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) project budgets and re-appropriating the funds to the revised WSIP program budgets adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and placing $215,338,107, as well as future project savings, on Finance Committee reserve. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener

Noes: None

111103 [De-Appropriating $17,080,000 of 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond Proceeds from Various Voter-Approved Projects and Re-Appropriating to Other Voter-Approved Projects] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance de-appropriating $17,080,000 of 2008 Clean and Safe Neighborhood Parks Bond proceeds, Series 2008A, which were appropriated upon sale of the second issuance to specific voter-approved projects and re-appropriating $17,080,000 to other, voter-approved projects. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener

Noes: None

111112 [Accept and Expend Grant - TransitionSF, Enhanced Job Training Demonstration - $5,724,203] Sponsors: Mayor; Chu Resolution authorizing the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to retroactively accept and expend a grant in the amount of $5,724,203 from the Department of Labor for TransitionSF. Resolution No. 475-11 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener

Noes: None

111162 [Appropriating $3,448,827 of State Revenue Loss Reserves and Federal Revenues for Adult Day Health Centers at the Human Services Agency - FY2011-2012] Sponsors: Mayor; Kim, Chiu, Mirkarimi and Mar Ordinance appropriating $3,370,001 of State revenue loss reserves and $78,826 of Adult Protective Services federal match revenues to provide one-time bridge funding to Adult Day Health Centers, through the Human Services Agency, in order to mitigate state cuts in FY2011-2012. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener

Noes: None

110818 [Board Response to the 2010-2011 Civil Grand Jury Report Entitled "Central Subway Too Much Money For Too Little Benefit"] Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2010-2011 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Central Subway Too Much Money for Too Little Benefit” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. (Clerk of the Board) Resolution No. 477-11 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener

Noes: None

110929 [Board Response to the 2010-2011 Civil Grand Jury Report Entitled "Whistling in the Dark: The San Francisco Whistleblower Program"] Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2010-2011 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled “Whistling in the Dark: The San Francisco Whistleblower Program” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. (Clerk of the Board) Resolution No. 476-11 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener

Noes: None

111116 [Ground Lease - Redevelopment Agency Land - 25 Essex Street, Commonly Known as Rene Cazenave Apartments] Sponsor: Kim Resolution approving and authorizing the Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco to execute a lease of land at 25 Essex Street, Assessor’s Block No. 3749, Lot No. 064, southeast corner of Folsom and Essex Streets, commonly known as Rene Cazenave Apartments, in the Transbay Redevelopment Project Area, to 25 Essex L.P., a California limited partnership, for 75 years for the purpose of developing housing for very low-income formerly homeless residents. Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Avalos, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener

Noes: None

Resolution No. 474-11 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener

Noes: None

111188 [Final Map 5914: 1345 Turk Street] Motion approving Final Map 5914, a 32 Unit Residential Condominium Project, located at 1345 Turk Street being a subdivision of Assessors Block No. 0756, Lot No. 017; and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan and City Planning Code Section 101.1. (Public Works Department) Motion No. M11-164 APPROVED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Mirkarimi, Wiener

Noes: None