# Board of Supervisors Minutes: December 16, 2014 - Meeting date: 2014-12-16 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 35 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/232/2014-12-16-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=366455&GUID=3F836106-8597-48F7-89CA-F68B8784529C) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 141234: Affirming the Board of Supervisors Commitment to Equal Justice and the Right to Protest and Urging Reforms in National Policing and Judicial Practices - Pages: 27-28 - Sponsors: Avalos - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 141234 [Affirming the Board of Supervisors Commitment to Equal Justice and the Right to Protest and Urging Reforms in National Policing and Judicial Practices] Sponsor: Avalos Resolution affirming the San Francisco Board of Supervisors commitment to equal justice under the law and the First Amendment right to protest, recognizing the United States’ broken and racially biased police and justice systems, and urging the Department of Justice, Congress, and President Obama to review national policing and judicial practices to truly bring equal justice under the law. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Campos, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener - Excused: Yee - Vote 2: amendment - Action: Resolution affirming the San Francisco Board of Supervisors commitment to equal justice under the law and the First Amendment right to protest, recognizing the United States’ broken and racially biased police and justice systems, commending the San Francisco Police Department for its upholding protesters First Amendment Rights and urging the Department of Justice, Congress, and President Obama to review national policing and judicial practices to truly bring equal justice under the law. Supervisor Cohen, seconded by Supervisor Breed, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion FAILED by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener - Noes: Avalos, Campos, Kim, Mar - Excused: Yee - Vote 3: adoption, likely final - Action: Supervisor Breed DUPLICATED AS AMENDED. See File No. 141295. NOT ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Kim, Mar - Noes: Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener - Excused: Yee ### File 141295: Affirming the Board of Supervisors Commitment to Equal Justice and the Right to Protest and Urging Reforms in National Policing and Judicial Practices - Pages: 28 - Sponsors: Avalos - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 141295 [Affirming the Board of Supervisors Commitment to Equal Justice and the Right to Protest and Urging Reforms in National Policing and Judicial Practices] Sponsor: Avalos Resolution affirming the San Francisco Board of Supervisors commitment to equal justice under the law and the First Amendment right to protest, recognizing the United States’ broken and racially biased police and justice systems, commending the San Francisco Police Department for its upholding protesters First Amendment Rights and urging the Department of Justice, Congress, and President Obama to review national policing and judicial practices to truly bring equal justice under the law. Duplicated from File No. 141234. Supervisor Breed, seconded by Supervisor Cohen, moved that this Resolution be REFERRED to the Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee. Pursuant to Board Rule 5.14, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Supervisors present, there being only nine Board Members present, the majority is five affirmative votes. Therefore, the motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener - Noes: Avalos, Campos, Kim, Mar - Excused: Yee ### File 141296: Appropriation - Water Enterprise Fund Balance for the Cleanup of Contaminated Soil at Lake Merced - $9,500,000 - FY2014-2015 - Pages: 28-29 - Sponsors: Mayor ## Extracted text ### [Page 28](https://sfbos.info/documents/232/2014-12-16-minutes#page-28) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/16/2014 141295 [Affirming the Board of Supervisors Commitment to Equal Justice and the Right to Protest and Urging Reforms in National Policing and Judicial Practices] Sponsor: Avalos Resolution affirming the San Francisco Board of Supervisors commitment to equal justice under the law and the First Amendment right to protest, recognizing the United States’ broken and racially biased police and justice systems, commending the San Francisco Police Department for its upholding protesters First Amendment Rights and urging the Department of Justice, Congress, and President Obama to review national policing and judicial practices to truly bring equal justice under the law. Duplicated from File No. 141234. Supervisor Breed, seconded by Supervisor Cohen, moved that this Resolution be REFERRED to the Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee. Pursuant to Board Rule 5.14, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Supervisors present, there being only nine Board Members present, the majority is five affirmative votes. Therefore, the motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 5 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener Noes: 4 - Avalos, Campos, Kim, Mar Excused: 1 - Yee IMPERATIVE AGENDA There were no items. LEGISLATION INTRODUCED AT ROLL CALL Introduced by a Supervisor or the Mayor Pursuant to Charter, Section 2.105, an Ordinance or Resolution may be introduced before the Board of Supervisors by a Member of the Board, a Committee of the Board, or the Mayor and shall be referred to and reported upon by an appropriate Committee of the Board. Ordinances 141296 [Appropriation - Water Enterprise Fund Balance for the Cleanup of Contaminated Soil at Lake Merced - $9,500,000 - FY2014-2015] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance appropriating $9,500,000 from Water Enterprise fund balance in the Public Utilities Commission Water Enterprise Department budget to support the cleanup of contaminated soil at Lake Merced in FY2014-2015. (Fiscal Impact; No Budget and Legislative Analyst Report.) 12/16/14; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 1/15/2015. City and County of San Francisco Page 907 Printed at 11:50 am on 1/22/15