# Board of Supervisors Minutes: November 18, 2014 - Meeting date: 2014-11-18 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 29 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/226/2014-11-18-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=358079&GUID=1915A384-C206-490D-8343-50E0451DAF4A) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 141072: Settlement of Claim - Riverbed Technology, Inc. - $125,760.77 - Pages: 4-5 ### File 141073: Settlement of Claim - Susquehanna Financial Group, LP - $49,385.04 - Pages: 5 ### File 141074: Settlement of Claims - Oak River Insurance Company - $480,838.45 - Pages: 5 ### File 141075: Settlement of Claim - Net Power and Light, Inc. - $26,743.72 - Pages: 5 ### File 141076: Settlement of Claim - The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - $134,808.36 - Pages: 5 ### File 141134: Appointments, Bicycle Advisory Committee - Kevin Dole, Winston Parsons, Edward Nicolson, Morgan Fitzgibbons, and Richard May - Pages: 5-6 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 141134 [Appointments, Bicycle Advisory Committee - Kevin Dole, Winston Parsons, Edward Nicolson, Morgan Fitzgibbons, and Richard May] Motion appointing Kevin Dole, Winston Parsons, Edward Nicolson, Morgan Fitzgibbons, and Richard May, terms ending November 19, 2016, to the Bicycle Advisory Committee. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M14-187 APPROVED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Excused: Campos ### File 140844: Planning Code - Formula Retail and Large-Scale Retail Controls - Pages: 6-7 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: ormula Retail uses to comply with performance guidelines; amend the Conditional Use criteria for Large-Scale Retail Uses, and for Formula Retail uses of 20,000 gross square feet or greater except for General and Specialty Grocery stores, to require an economic impact study and establish new fees for said study; require 30 days’ public notice for conditional use hearings on proposed Formula Retail uses; amend Neighborhood Commercial Districts that required Conditional Use for Financial and Limited Financial Services to principally permit Financial and Limited Financial Services except in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District, Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial Transit District, and 24th Street - Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial District; delete the Conditional Use requirement for Walk-Up Facilities that are not set back 3 feet; and correct various Code provisions to ensure accuracy of cross-references; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, Planning Code, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Ordinance No. 235-14 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Excused: Campos ## Extracted text ### [Page 5](https://sfbos.info/documents/226/2014-11-18-minutes#page-5) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/18/2014 141073 [Settlement of Claim - Susquehanna Financial Group, LP - $49,385.04] Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed on April 10, 2014, by Susquehanna Financial Group, LP, against the City and County of San Francisco for $49,385.04. (City Attorney) Resolution No. 417-14 ADOPTED 141074 [Settlement of Claims - Oak River Insurance Company - $480,838.45] Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claims filed by Oak River Insurance Company against the City and County of San Francisco on February 26, 2014, for $480,838.45. (City Attorney) Resolution No. 418-14 ADOPTED 141075 [Settlement of Claim - Net Power and Light, Inc. - $26,743.72] Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed on April 7, 2014, by Net Power and Light, Inc., against the City and County of San Francisco for $26,743.72. (City Attorney) Resolution No. 419-14 ADOPTED 141076 [Settlement of Claim - The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania - $134,808.36] Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, on behalf of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania against the City and County of San Francisco for $134,808.36; claim was filed on April 10, 2014. (City Attorney) Resolution No. 420-14 ADOPTED 141134 [Appointments, Bicycle Advisory Committee - Kevin Dole, Winston Parsons, Edward Nicolson, Morgan Fitzgibbons, and Richard May] Motion appointing Kevin Dole, Winston Parsons, Edward Nicolson, Morgan Fitzgibbons, and Richard May, terms ending November 19, 2016, to the Bicycle Advisory Committee. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M14-187 APPROVED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee Excused: 1 - Campos City and County of San Francisco Page 798 Printed at 1:44 pm on 12/22/14 ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/226/2014-11-18-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/18/2014 REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee 140844 [Planning Code - Formula Retail and Large-Scale Retail Controls] Sponsor: Mar Ordinance amending the Planning Code to amend the definition of Formula Retail to include businesses that have 11 or more outlets worldwide; expand the applicability of Formula Retail controls to other types of uses; require Conditional Use authorization for Formula Retail establishments in the C-3-G district with facades facing Market Street, between 6th Street and the intersection of Market Street, 12th Street and Franklin Street; provide a method for calculating the concentration of formula retail establishments in a certain area; require Planning Department staff to recommend disapproval of new formula retail in the Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial District based on concentration of existing Formula Retail; delete the requirement for Conditional Use authorization when a Formula Retail establishment changes operator but remains the same size and use category; define intensification and abandonment for Formula Retail uses; require Formula Retail uses to comply with performance guidelines; amend the Conditional Use criteria for Large-Scale Retail Uses, and for Formula Retail uses of 20,000 gross square feet or greater except for General and Specialty Grocery stores, to require an economic impact study and establish new fees for said study; require 30 days’ public notice for conditional use hearings on proposed Formula Retail uses; amend Neighborhood Commercial Districts that required Conditional Use for Financial and Limited Financial Services to principally permit Financial and Limited Financial Services except in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District, Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial Transit District, and 24th Street - Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial District; delete the Conditional Use requirement for Walk-Up Facilities that are not set back 3 feet; and correct various Code provisions to ensure accuracy of cross-references; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, Planning Code, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Ordinance No. 235-14 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Chiu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee Excused: 1 - Campos City and County of San Francisco Page 799 Printed at 1:44 pm on 12/22/14