# Board of Supervisors Minutes: January 7, 2015 - Meeting date: 2015-01-07 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 9 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/234/2015-01-07-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=367717&GUID=1BA6A6C4-814F-4580-805E-A44A141DEE90) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 141279: Reappointment, Retirement Board - Wendy Paskin-Jordan - Pages: 3 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 141279 [Reappointment, Retirement Board - Wendy Paskin-Jordan] Motion approving/rejecting the Mayor’s reappointment of Wendy Paskin-Jordan to the Retirement Board, seat 4, for a four-year term ending February 20, 2019. (Clerk of the Board) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Wendy Paskin-Jordan, Jay Huish, Executive Director (San Francisco Employees' Retirement System), and Jon Givner (Office of the City Attorney) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Motion be AMENDED on Page 1, Line 3, by deleting ‘/rejecting’, and Line 17, by deleting ‘/rejects’. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Vote 2: approval, likely final - Action: Motion approving the Mayor’s reappointment of Wendy Paskin-Jordan to the Retirement Board, seat 4, for a four-year term ending February 20, 2019. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M15-001 Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Motion be APPROVED AS AMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 141318: Hearing - Status of the Labor Dispute at San Francisco International Airport Restaurants - Pages: 3 ### File 141317: Committee of the Whole - Status of the Labor Dispute at San Francisco International Airport Restaurants - Pages: 4 - Vote 1: tabling - Action: 141317 [Committee of the Whole - Status of the Labor Dispute at San Francisco International Airport Restaurants] Sponsors: Mar; Campos Motion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole, on January 7, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing to consider and discuss the issues arising from the labor dispute at the San Francisco International Airport restaurants. The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to File No. 141317. There were no speakers. The President declared public comment closed. Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 140982: Planning Code - Arcades in the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District - Pages: 5 ### File 141149: Administrative Code - Language Access Requirements for Departments - Pages: 5-6 ### File 150017: Planning Code - Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District, 24th Street-Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial District, and Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District - Pages: 6 ### File 150018: Repealing Resolution No. 468-14 - Authorizing Issuance of Special Tax Bonds - Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center) - Not to Exceed $1,400,000,000 - Pages: 6 ### File 141308: Committee of the Whole - Disposition and Development Agreement - Transbay Block 9 - February 3, 2015 - Pages: 6-7 ### File 150019: Follow-Up Board Response - 2013-2014 Civil Grand Jury Report - “Ethics in the City: Promise, Practice or Pretense” - Pages: 7 ### File 150020: Committee of the Whole - Declaring Election Results - Levy and Collection of Special Taxes - Repealing Resolution No. 468-14-Issuance of Special Tax Bonds - Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center) - Not to Exceed $1,400,000,000 - Pages: 7 ### File 150022: Concurring in the Continuation of the Second Declaration of Local Emergency - Rim Fire (Stanislaus National Forest Area) - Pages: 7 ### File 150021: Hearing - Declaring Election Results - Levy and Collection of Special Taxes - Repealing Resolution No. 468-14-Issuance of Special Tax Bonds - Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center) - Not to Exceed $1,400,000,000 - Pages: 7-8 ### File 150002: Planning Code - Landmark Designation - 182-198 Gough Street (aka the R. L. Goldberg Building) - Pages: 8 ### File 150003: Planning Code - Zoning Map Amendment - 1600-1612 Cortland Avenue - Pages: 8 ### File 150004: Contract Approval - Arriba Juntos - Welfare-to-Work Services - $51,122,499 - Pages: 8-9 ### File 150005: Settlement or Policy Limits Demand of Unlitigated Claim - Precision Engineering, Inc. - City to Demand or Receive $11,000,000 - Pages: 9 ### File 150006: Real Property Lease - Tenant Improvements - Raychris, LLC - 2 Gough Street (aka 86 Otis Street) - $243,915 Base Rent for Remainder of FY2014-2015 - $610,695 Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost - Pages: 9 ## Extracted text ### [Page 1](https://sfbos.info/documents/234/2015-01-07-minutes#page-1) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, January 7, 2015 - 2:00 PM Legislative Chamber, Room 250 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689 Special Meeting KATY TANG, PRESIDENT JOHN AVALOS, LONDON BREED, DAVID CAMPOS, MALIA COHEN, MARK FARRELL, JANE KIM, ERIC MAR, SCOTT WIENER, NORMAN YEE Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board BOARD COMMITTEES Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday Supervisors Farrell, Avalos, Mar 10:00 AM City and School District Select Committee 4th Thursday Supervisors Kim, Avalos, Farrell, Commissioners Mendoza-McDonnell, Fewer, Wynns 3:30 PM Government Audit and Oversight Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday Supervisors Tang, Breed 10:30 AM Land Use and Economic Development Committee Monday Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Kim 1:30 PM Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday Supervisors Mar, Campos, Yee 2:00 PM Rules Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday Supervisors Yee, Campos, Tang 11:00 AM Volume 110 Number 1 ### [Page 2](https://sfbos.info/documents/234/2015-01-07-minutes#page-2) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/7/2015 Members Present: John Avalos, London Breed, David Campos, Malia Cohen, Mark Farrell, Jane Kim, Eric Mar, Katy Tang, Scott Wiener, and Norman Yee ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE President Katy Tang called the meeting to order at 2:05 p.m. On the call of the roll, all Supervisors were noted present. AGENDA CHANGES There were none. COMMUNICATIONS Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board, informed the Board of Supervisors that she was in receipt of correspondence from Mayor Edwin Lee on January 7, 2015, communicating the *Third Declaration of Local Emergency, relating to the Rim Fire (Stanislaus National Forest Area), pursuant to Charter, Section 3.100, and Administrative Code, Chapter 7, which empowers the Mayor to proclaim the existence of a local emergency, subject to ratification by the Board of Supervisors. Further communicating that this matter was placed on the Without Reference to Committee Agenda for the meeting on January 13, 2015. *(Note: In fact the correspondence from the Mayor referred to a Continuance of the Second Declaration, not Third Declaration.) REGULAR AGENDA City and County of San Francisco Page 1 Printed at 2:58 pm on 2/12/15 ### [Page 3](https://sfbos.info/documents/234/2015-01-07-minutes#page-3) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/7/2015 UNFINISHED BUSINESS From the Board 141279 [Reappointment, Retirement Board - Wendy Paskin-Jordan] Motion approving/rejecting the Mayor’s reappointment of Wendy Paskin-Jordan to the Retirement Board, seat 4, for a four-year term ending February 20, 2019. (Clerk of the Board) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Wendy Paskin-Jordan, Jay Huish, Executive Director (San Francisco Employees' Retirement System), and Jon Givner (Office of the City Attorney) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Motion be AMENDED on Page 1, Line 3, by deleting ‘/rejecting’, and Line 17, by deleting ‘/rejects’. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee Motion approving the Mayor’s reappointment of Wendy Paskin-Jordan to the Retirement Board, seat 4, for a four-year term ending February 20, 2019. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M15-001 Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Motion be APPROVED AS AMENDED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee NEW BUSINESS SPECIAL ORDER 2:00 P.M. Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole 141318 [Hearing - Status of the Labor Dispute at San Francisco International Airport Restaurants] Hearing to consider and discuss the issues arising from the labor dispute at the San Francisco International Airport restaurants. (Clerk of the Board) TABLED BY OPERATION OF LAW ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS See Legislation Introduced below. City and County of San Francisco Page 2 Printed at 2:58 pm on 2/12/15 ### [Page 4](https://sfbos.info/documents/234/2015-01-07-minutes#page-4) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/7/2015 Privilege of the Floor Supervisor Tang, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved to suspend Rule 5.36 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to grant privilege of the floor to the following guests. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee Supervisor Tang introduced, welcomed, and presented a Certificate of Honor to Diane Rivera of the San Francisco Fire Department in recognition of her accomplishments and continued community support. Chief Joanne Hayes-White and Lt. Erica Arteseros shared in the commendation. Supervisor Tang introduced and presented a Certificate of Honor on behalf of the full Board to the late Gerald "Jerry" Lee, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Director, in recognition of his accomplishments. Supervisors Yee, Kim, and Mar shared in the commendation. PUBLIC COMMENT Larry Blake; expressed concerns regarding a "Castro Cares" pamphlet received in the mail. Christopher Dahl; expressed various concerns regarding San Francisco’s housing stock. Jacqui Naylor; expressed support of the landmark designation of the Rube Goldberg building. Tom Gilberty; expressed various concerns regarding housing availability. FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE 141317 [Committee of the Whole - Status of the Labor Dispute at San Francisco International Airport Restaurants] Sponsors: Mar; Campos Motion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole, on January 7, 2015, at 2:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing to consider and discuss the issues arising from the labor dispute at the San Francisco International Airport restaurants. The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to File No. 141317. There were no speakers. The President declared public comment closed. Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee IMPERATIVE AGENDA There were none. City and County of San Francisco Page 3 Printed at 2:58 pm on 2/12/15 ### [Page 5](https://sfbos.info/documents/234/2015-01-07-minutes#page-5) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/7/2015 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 140982 [Planning Code - Arcades in the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District] Sponsor: Wiener Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit arcades in the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. 09/16/14; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 10/16/2014. 09/29/14; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 10/17/14; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 11/18/14; SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 01/07/15; SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. 141149 [Administrative Code - Language Access Requirements for Departments] Sponsors: Tang; Yee Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to expand the scope of the Language Access Ordinance to apply to all City Departments that provide information or services directly to the public, revise complaint procedures, and enhance the annual departmental compliance plan requirement. 11/04/14; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Rules Committee, expires on 12/4/2014. 11/10/14; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 12/30/14; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 01/06/15; RESPONSE RECEIVED. 01/07/15; SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. City and County of San Francisco Page 4 Printed at 2:58 pm on 2/12/15 ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/234/2015-01-07-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/7/2015 150017 [Planning Code - Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District, 24th Street-Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial District, and Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District] Sponsor: Wiener Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require that certain uses obtain conditional use authorization in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District, the 24 Street-Noe Valley Neighborhood Commercial District, and the Upper Market Neighborhood Transit District; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. 01/07/15; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 2/13/2015. Resolution 150018 [Repealing Resolution No. 468-14 - Authorizing Issuance of Special Tax Bonds - Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center) - Not to Exceed $1,400,000,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Kim Resolution repealing Resolution No. 468-14, and authorizing the issuance and sale of not to exceed $1,400,000,000 Special Tax Bonds for City and County of San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center) and determining other matters in connection therewith. 01/07/15; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. Motions 141308 [Committee of the Whole - Disposition and Development Agreement - Transbay Block 9 - February 3, 2015] Sponsor: Kim Motion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on February 3, 2015, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing to consider the proposal of the Successor Agency to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency to enter into a Disposition and Development Agreement for the sale and development of land located on Folsom Street between Essex and First Streets, Assessor’s Parcel No. 3736-120, commonly known as Transbay Block 9, with Block 9 Transbay, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, consistent with the provisions of the California Community Redevelopment Law, Section 33433. 01/07/15; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. City and County of San Francisco Page 5 Printed at 2:58 pm on 2/12/15 ### [Page 7](https://sfbos.info/documents/234/2015-01-07-minutes#page-7) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/7/2015 150019 [Follow-Up Board Response - 2013-2014 Civil Grand Jury Report - “Ethics in the City: Promise, Practice or Pretense”] Sponsor: Breed Motion responding to the Civil Grand Jury request to provide a status update on the Board of Supervisors’ response to Recommendation No. 24 contained in the 2013-2014 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Ethics in the City: Promise, Practice or Pretense;” and urging the Mayor to cause implementation of accepted recommendation through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. 01/07/15; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 150020 [Committee of the Whole - Declaring Election Results - Levy and Collection of Special Taxes - Repealing Resolution No. 468-14-Issuance of Special Tax Bonds - Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center) - Not to Exceed $1,400,000,000] Sponsor: Kim Motion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole, on January 13, 2015, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing to consider a Resolution declaring results of a Special Election that was approved by the qualified electors, and directing recording of notice of special tax lien (File No. 141306); an Ordinance authorizing the levy and collection of special taxes within City and County of San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center) (File No. 141145); and a Resolution repealing Resolution No. 468-14, and authorizing the issuance and sale of not to exceed $1,400,000,000 Special Tax Bonds (File No. 150018). 01/07/15; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 150022 [Concurring in the Continuation of the Second Declaration of Local Emergency - Rim Fire (Stanislaus National Forest Area)] Motion concurring in the continuation of the “Rim Fire” Second Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor and in the actions taken to meet the emergency. (Clerk of the Board) 01/07/15; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. Request for Hearing 150021 [Hearing - Declaring Election Results - Levy and Collection of Special Taxes - Repealing Resolution No. 468-14-Issuance of Special Tax Bonds - Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center) - Not to Exceed $1,400,000,000] Hearing to consider a Resolution declaring results of a Special Election that was approved by the qualified electors, and directing recording of notice of special tax lien (File No. 141306); an Ordinance authorizing the levy and collection of special taxes within City and County of San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center) (File No. 141145); and a Resolution repealing Resolution No. 468-14, and authorizing the issuance and sale of not to exceed $1,400,000,000 Special Tax Bonds (File No. 150018). (Clerk of the Board) 01/07/15; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Board of Supervisors. City and County of San Francisco Page 6 Printed at 2:58 pm on 2/12/15 ### [Page 8](https://sfbos.info/documents/234/2015-01-07-minutes#page-8) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/7/2015 Introduced at the Request of a Department Pursuant to Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors, Section 2.7.1, Department Heads may submit proposed legislation to the Clerk of the Board, in which case titles of the legislation will be printed at the rear of the next available agenda of the Board. PROPOSED ORDINANCES 150002 [Planning Code - Landmark Designation - 182-198 Gough Street (aka the R. L. Goldberg Building)] Sponsor: Breed Ordinance designating 182-198 Gough Street (aka the R. L. Goldberg Building), Assessor's Block No. 0837, Lot No. 014, as a Landmark under Planning Code, Article 10; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. 12/22/14; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT. 01/07/15; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Economic Development Committee, expires on 2/6/2015. 150003 [Planning Code - Zoning Map Amendment - 1600-1612 Cortland Avenue] Sponsor: Campos Ordinance amending the Zoning Map to rezone a parcel located at 1600-1612 Cortland Avenue from Heavy Commercial and Industrial Protection Zone Special Use District to Production Distribution and Repair - General; and making environmental findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Planning Code, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. 12/11/14; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT. 01/07/15; ASSIGNED to Land Use and Economic Development Committee. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS 150004 [Contract Approval - Arriba Juntos - Welfare-to-Work Services - $51,122,499] Resolution retroactively approving a contract between the City and County of San Francisco and Arriba Juntos, to provide transitional employment services and employment training services for the period from October 1, 2014, to June 30, 2023, in the amount of $51,122,499. (Human Services Agency) (Fiscal Impact; No Budget and Legislative Analyst Report.) 12/15/14; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT. 01/07/15; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. City and County of San Francisco Page 7 Printed at 2:58 pm on 2/12/15 ### [Page 9](https://sfbos.info/documents/234/2015-01-07-minutes#page-9) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/7/2015 150005 [Settlement or Policy Limits Demand of Unlitigated Claim - Precision Engineering, Inc. - City to Demand or Receive $11,000,000] Resolution approving settlement of the unlitigated claim of the City and County of San Francisco against Precision Engineering, Inc., and its carriers for $11,000,000; or alternatively authorizing the City Attorney to make a binding policy limits demand. 12/22/14; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT. 01/07/15; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. 150006 [Real Property Lease - Tenant Improvements - Raychris, LLC - 2 Gough Street (aka 86 Otis Street) - $243,915 Base Rent for Remainder of FY2014-2015 - $610,695 Estimated Tenant Improvement Cost] Resolution authorizing the lease of 13,938 square feet at 2 Gough Street (aka 86 Otis Street), with Raychris, LLC, for the first and second floors, commencing upon approval by the Board of Supervisors and Mayor, in their sole and respective discretion, at the monthly rent of $40,652.50 after substantial completion of the tenant improvements for a Base Rent for the remainder of FY2014-2015 of $243,915; and construction of tenant improvements at an estimated cost to the City of $610,695. (Real Estate Department) (Fiscal Impact) 12/23/14; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT. 01/07/15; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. In Memoriam Commissioner Gerald “Jerry” Lee - Full Board Merla Zellerbach - Supervisor Farrell ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Board adjourned at the hour of 3:27 p.m. N.B. The Minutes of this meeting set forth all actions taken by the Board of Supervisors on the matters stated, but not necessarily the chronological sequence in which the matters were taken up. Approved by the Board of Supervisors on January 27, 2015. Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board City and County of San Francisco Page 8 Printed at 2:58 pm on 2/12/15