# 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 141146: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Hotel Tax Exemption Increase - Pages: 7-8 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 141146 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Hotel Tax Exemption Increase] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code, Article 7 (Tax on Transient Occupancy of Hotel Rooms), to increase the exemption rate from less than $30 a day to less than $40 a day; and to require future review by the Controller of the daily and weekly exemption amounts. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener - Excused: Yee ### File 141181: Public Employment - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance for the Office of the Assessor-Recorder - FYs 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 - Pages: 8 - Sponsors: Farrell - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 141181 [Public Employment - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance for the Office of the Assessor-Recorder - FYs 2014-2015 and 2015-2016] Sponsor: Farrell Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 147-14 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FYs 2014-2015 and 2015-2016) to reflect the addition of five (5) grant-funded positions including two (2) Class 4214 Assessor-Recorder Office Specialist positions (1.16 FTE), one (1) Class 4215 Assessor-Recorder Senior Office Specialist position (0.65 FTE), and two (2) Class 4261 Real Property Appraiser positions (1.16 FTE) in the Office of Assessor-Recorder for the implementation of the State-County Assessors’ Partnership Agreement grant. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener - Excused: Yee ### File 141211: De-Appropriation and Re-Appropriation - $1,400,000 of Water System Improvement Program for Public Utilities Commission - FY2014-2015 - Pages: 8 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 141211 [De-Appropriation and Re-Appropriation - $1,400,000 of Water System Improvement Program for Public Utilities Commission - FY2014-2015] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance de-appropriating $1,400,000 in existing Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) Regional Groundwater & Recovery Project budgets approved by Ordinance No. 311-08 and re-appropriating the funds to Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) Bond/Commercial Paper expense. (Fiscal Impact) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Nicole Wheaton and Roger Kim (Mayor's Office) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener - Excused: Yee ### File 141214: Appropriation - General Obligation Refunding Bonds of $430,000,000 - FY2014-2015 - Pages: 8-9 - Sponsors: Mayor; Breed - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 141214 [Appropriation - General Obligation Refunding Bonds of $430,000,000 - FY2014-2015] Sponsors: Mayor; Breed Ordinance appropriating $430,000,000 of one or more series of General Obligation Refunding Bond proceeds and placing all of these funds on Controller’s Reserve pending the sale of the General Obligation Refunding Bond Proceeds in one or more series. Supervisor Breed requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener - Excused: Yee ## Extracted text ### [Page 8](https://sfbos.info/documents/232/2014-12-16-minutes#page-8) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/16/2014 141181 [Public Employment - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance for the Office of the Assessor-Recorder - FYs 2014-2015 and 2015-2016] Sponsor: Farrell Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 147-14 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FYs 2014-2015 and 2015-2016) to reflect the addition of five (5) grant-funded positions including two (2) Class 4214 Assessor-Recorder Office Specialist positions (1.16 FTE), one (1) Class 4215 Assessor-Recorder Senior Office Specialist position (0.65 FTE), and two (2) Class 4261 Real Property Appraiser positions (1.16 FTE) in the Office of Assessor-Recorder for the implementation of the State-County Assessors’ Partnership Agreement grant. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener Excused: 1 - Yee 141211 [De-Appropriation and Re-Appropriation - $1,400,000 of Water System Improvement Program for Public Utilities Commission - FY2014-2015] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance de-appropriating $1,400,000 in existing Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) Regional Groundwater & Recovery Project budgets approved by Ordinance No. 311-08 and re-appropriating the funds to Water System Improvement Program (WSIP) Bond/Commercial Paper expense. (Fiscal Impact) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Nicole Wheaton and Roger Kim (Mayor's Office) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener Excused: 1 - Yee 141214 [Appropriation - General Obligation Refunding Bonds of $430,000,000 - FY2014-2015] Sponsors: Mayor; Breed Ordinance appropriating $430,000,000 of one or more series of General Obligation Refunding Bond proceeds and placing all of these funds on Controller’s Reserve pending the sale of the General Obligation Refunding Bond Proceeds in one or more series. Supervisor Breed requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener Excused: 1 - Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 887 Printed at 11:50 am on 1/22/15