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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
AGENDA
Legislative Chamber, Room 250
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 2:00 PM
Regular Meeting
LONDON BREED, PRESIDENT
JOHN AVALOS, DAVID CAMPOS, JULIE CHRISTENSEN, MALIA COHEN,
MARK FARRELL, JANE KIM, ERIC MAR, KATY TANG, SCOTT WIENER, NORMAN YEE
Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board
Agendas of the Board of Supervisors are available on the internet at www.sfbos.org
BOARD COMMITTEES
Committee Membership Meeting Days
Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Mar 10:00 AM
City and School District Select Committee 4th Thursday
Supervisors Kim, Yee, Campos, Commissioners Mendoza-McDonnell, Fewer, Wynns 3:30 PM
Government Audit and Oversight Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Yee, Christensen, 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, Christensen 2:00 PM
Rules Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Avalos, Tang, Cohen 11:00 AM
First-named Supervisor is Chair, Second-named Supervisor is Vice-Chair of the Committee.
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Agenda Item Information
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1) Legislation
2) Budget and Legislative Analyst report
3) Department or Agency cover letter and/or report
4) Public correspondence
These items will be available for review at 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, City Hall, Room 244,
Reception Desk.
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The Board of Supervisors is the legislative body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board
has several standing committees where ordinances and resolutions are the subject of hearings at which
members of the public are urged to testify. The full Board does not hold a second public hearing on
measures which have been heard in committee.
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statements by Supervisors or by other persons testifying; 2) ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and
similar sound-producing electronic devices; 3) bringing in or displaying signs in the meeting room; and
4) standing in the meeting room.
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President or Chair at the beginning of each item or public comment, excluding City representatives,
except that public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of
the public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed
by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. Members of
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comments regarding the agenda items above. These comments will be made a part of the official public
record and shall be brought to the attention of the Board of Supervisors. Written communications
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Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102. Communications which are not received prior to
the hearing may be delivered to the Clerk of the Committee at the hearing and you are encouraged to
bring enough copies for distribution.
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Disability Access
The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair
accessible. Meetings are real-time captioned and are cablecast open-captioned on SFGovTV, the
Government Channel 26. Assistive listening devices for the Legislative Chamber are available upon
request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244. Assistive listening devices for the Committee
Room are available upon request at the Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244 or in the Committee
Room. To request sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations,
please contact Wilson Ng at (415) 554-5184 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests made at least 48 hours
in advance of the meeting will help to ensure availability.
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accessible services, call (415) 701-4485.
There is accessible parking in the vicinity of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza and adjacent to Davies Hall
and the War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett
Place and Grove Street.
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attendees may be sensitive to perfumes and various other chemical-based scented products. Please help
the City to accommodate these individuals.
Know Your Rights Under The Sunshine Ordinance
Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions,
boards, councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This
ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to
the people's review.
For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco
Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact by mail Sunshine Ordinance Task
Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102; phone at (415) 554-7724;
fax at (415) 554-7854; or by email at sotf@sfgov.org
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco
Administrative Code on the Internet, at http://www.sfbos.org/sunshine
Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action
may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct
Code Sec. 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist
Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San
Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site
http://www.sfgov.org/ethics
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Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda Tuesday, February 24, 2015
ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
AGENDA CHANGES
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the January 13, 2015, Board Meeting Minutes.
COMMUNICATIONS
CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Agenda, are considered to be routine by the Board of
Supervisors and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Board. There will be no separate
discussion of these items unless a member of the Board so requests, in which event the matter shall
be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item.
Questions on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, adoption, or approved, as
indicated.
Items 1 and 2
Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Mar
1. 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 project to
cleanup contaminated soil at Lake Merced in FY2014-2015; and adopting findings under
the California Environmental Quality Act regarding a Final Mitigated Negative
Declaration, adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and making
findings of consistency with the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
(Fiscal Impact)
02/10/2015; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendation of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Kim
2. 140876 [Planning Code - Office Conversion Controls In Landmark Buildings]
Sponsor: Cohen
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to place vertical controls on the conversion of
designated landmark buildings to office use in Production Distribution and Repair -
Design (PDR-1-D) and Production Distribution and Repair - General (PDR-1-G)
Districts; to require that projects seeking office space in landmark buildings in PDR-1-D
and PDR-1-G Districts receive a conditional use authorization from the Planning
Commission; to establish requirements for those projects to receive conditional use
authorization; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the
General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
02/10/2015; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
REGULAR AGENDA
NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Mar
3. 141038 [Administrative Code - Establishing Legacy Business Registry and Fee]
Sponsors: Campos; Farrell and Mar
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to direct the Small Business Commission
to establish a Legacy Business Registry and authorize an administrative fee for the
Registry not to exceed $50.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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4. 150050 [Agreement Amendment - HDR Engineering, Inc. - Harry Tracy Water
Treatment Plant - Long Term Improvements Project - Not to Exceed
$18,000,000]
Resolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission to execute Amendment No. 1 to Water Enterprise, Water System
Improvement Program (WSIP)-funded Agreement No. CS-919R, Harry Tracy Water
Treatment Plant, Long Term Improvements Project Construction Management Services,
with HDR Engineering, Inc., for additional construction management services associated
with the Harry Tracy Water Treatment Plant and associated projects, increasing the
agreement amount by $2,000,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $18,000,000 with
no change to the agreement duration, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118. (Public
Utilities Commission)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
5. 150077 [Public Auction - Tax-Defaulted Real Property]
Resolution authorizing the Tax Collector to sell at public auction certain parcels of
tax-defaulted real property, as defined herein. (Treasurer-Tax Collector)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
6. 150092 [Accept and Expend Grant - Federal Transportation Elderly and Disabled
Specialized Transit Program - $239,000]
Sponsor: Yee
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health, Laguna Honda
Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, to enter into the California Department of
Transportation's Standard Agreement to accept and expend a grant of two medium sized
transit shuttle vehicles and one large transit shuttle vehicle with a value of $239,000 as
part of the Federal Transportation Elderly and Disabled Specialized Transit Program for
the period of October 9, 2013, through December 31, 2025.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
7. 150127 [Apply for Grant - Housing Related Parks Program - Not to Exceed $3,000,000]
Sponsor: Christensen
Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to apply for a Housing
Related Parks Program Grant from the California Department of Housing and
Community Development in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 for park and recreation
facilities.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Referred Without Recommendation from the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Mar
8. 150120 [Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds - 1601 Mariposa Street - Not to Exceed
$200,000,000]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution declaring the intent of the City and County of San Francisco (City) to
reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness;
authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development
(Director) to submit an application and related documents to the California Debt Limit
Allocation Committee (CDLAC) to permit the issuance of residential mortgage revenue
bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $200,000,000 for 1601 Mariposa
Street; authorizing and directing the Controller’s Office to hold in trust an amount not to
exceed $100,000 in accordance with CDLAC procedures; authorizing the Director to
certify to the CDLAC that the City has on deposit the required amount; authorizing the
Director to pay an amount equal to such deposit to the State of California if the City fails
to issue the residential mortgage revenue bonds; approving, solely for purposes of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of residential
mortgage revenue bonds by the City in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$200,000,000; authorizing and directing the execution of any documents necessary to
implement this Resolution; and ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in
connection with the Project, as defined herein, and the Application, as defined herein.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Campos, Christensen
9. 130476 [Liquor License - 1530 Fillmore Street]
Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type 40 on-sale beer license to Nae Moon
Park for Fillmore Billiards, located at 1530 Fillmore Street (District 5), will serve the
public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco in accordance
with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4, and recommending
that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the
issuance of the license. (Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
10. 141116 [Liquor License - 3117-16th Street]
Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type 40 on-sale beer license to 3117 and
3125-16th Street (District 8), to George Rush for the Roxie Theater, will serve the public
convenience or necessity of City and County of San Francisco in accordance with
California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4, and recommending that
the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the
issuance of the license. (Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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11. 141258 [Liquor License Transfer - 3336 24th Street]
Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 48 on-sale general public premises
license from 1000 Van Ness Avenue to 3336 24th Street (District 9) to Caroline Santiago
Brown for the 24th Street Bar, will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City
and County of San Francisco in accordance with California Business and Professions
Code, Section 23958.4, and recommending that the California Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license. (Neighborhood
Services and Safety Committee)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Tang
12. 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.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
13. 150103 [Amending Board Rules - Renaming the Neighborhood Services and Safety
Committee and Land Use and Economic Development Committee - Amending
Referrals of Settlements, Litigation, and Rewards]
Sponsor: Breed
Motion amending the Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, Rule 3.27, by renaming the
‘Neighborhood Services and Safety Committee’ to ‘Public Safety and Neighborhood
Services Committee;’ Rule 3.28, by renaming the ‘Land Use and Economic
Development Committee’ to ‘Land Use and Transportation Committee’ and minor
rewording; and Rules 3.26 and 3.25.2 by reassigning the responsibility to consider
settlements of claims, litigation, and rewards from the Rules Committee to the
Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
14. 150135 [Appointments, San Francisco Health Authority - Susan Currin, John
Gressman, Lawrence Cheung, Steven Fugaro, Maria Luz Torre, Steve Fields,
and Elena Tinloy]
Motion appointing Maria Luz Torre, term ending January 15, 2016, and Susan Currin,
John Gressman, Lawrence Cheung, Steven Fugaro, Steve Fields, and Elena Tinloy,
terms ending January 15, 2018, to the San Francisco Health Authority. (Rules
Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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15. 150136 [Appointment, Balboa Park Station Community Advisory Committee -
Christina Hue Dang]
Motion appointing Christina Hue Dang (residency requirement waived), for a two-year
term yet to be determined, to the Balboa Park Station Community Advisory Committee.
(Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
16. 150137 [Appointment, Child Care Planning and Advisory Council - Matt Pemberton]
Motion appointing Matt Pemberton, term ending March 19, 2018, to the Child Care
Planning and Advisory Council. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
17. 150139 [Appointment, Bay Conservation and Development Commission - Supervisor
Jane Kim]
Motion appointing Supervisor Jane Kim, for an indefinite term, to the San Francisco Bay
Conservation and Development Commission. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
18. 150140 [Reappointment, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District -
Supervisor Scott Wiener]
Motion reappointing Supervisor Scott Wiener, term ending January 31, 2017, to the
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
19. 150141 [Reappointment, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District -
Supervisor Norman Yee]
Motion reappointing Supervisor Norman Yee, term ending January 31, 2017, to the
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
20. 150142 [Reappointment, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District -
Supervisor London Breed]
Motion reappointing Supervisor London Breed, term ending January 31, 2017, to the
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
21. 150143 [Reappointment, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District -
Supervisor David Campos]
Motion reappointing Supervisor David Campos, term ending January 31, 2017, to the
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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22. 150144 [Reappointment, Local Agency Formation Commission - Supervisor London
Breed]
Motion reappointing Supervisor London Breed as a member, term ending February 4,
2019, to the Local Agency Formation Commission. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
23. 150145 [Reappointment, Local Agency Formation Commission - Supervisor David
Campos]
Motion reappointing Supervisor David Campos as a member, term ending February 4,
2019, to the Local Agency Formation Commission. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
24. 150146 [Reappointment, Metropolitan Transportation Commission - Supervisor David
Campos]
Motion reappointing Supervisor David Campos, term ending February 10, 2019, to the
Metropolitan Transportation Commission. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
25. 150147 [Appointment, Mental Health Board - Supervisor Mark Farrell]
Motion appointing Supervisor Mark Farrell, term ending January 31, 2017, to the Mental
Health Board. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Tang, Breed
26. 150055 [Appointment, Public Utilities Commission - Ike Kwon]
Motion approving the Mayor's appointment of Ike Kwon to the Public Utilities
Commission, Seat No. 2, for the unexpired portion of a four-year term ending August 1,
2018. (Clerk of the Board)
(Charter, Section 4.112, provides that the Board of Supervisors shall confirm the Mayor's
appointment by a majority (six votes) of the Board of Supervisors. Transmittal date:
January 21, 2015.)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.
APPEAL PROCEDURES
Board Rule 4.18 provides that public hearings on appeals shall be scheduled for 3:00 p.m. If more than one
public hearing is scheduled, then the Clerk, in consultation with the President, may determine the order in which
the appeals will be scheduled. Second and later appeals may be scheduled at specified times later than 3:00
p.m. An appeal shall not be heard prior to its scheduled time on the calendar, and it may not be called until the
Board's consideration of appeals scheduled earlier on the calendar is completed. It is the policy of the Clerk of
the Board to schedule multiple appeals in the following order at 3:00 p.m:
1. Appeals where all parties have agreed to request a continuance or a tabling of the appeal.
2. Continued appeals from previous Board meetings (continued appeals will be listed in order of those closest to
deadlines for Board decision).
3. Appeals appearing on the calendar for the first time, in chronological order of receipt by the Clerk.
4. Multiple appeals appearing on the calendar may be staggered at times specific, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
5. Appeals involving participants who have ADA considerations may be set for specific times beginning at 3:00
p.m.
27. 150059 [Public Hearing - Appeal of Categorical Exemption from Environmental
Review - 2655 Broderick Street]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the determination of categorical
exemption from environmental review (Case No. 2014.1497D, Permit No.
2013.09.12.6709; and Case No. 2014.1498D, Permit No. 2013.09.12.6711) under the
California Environmental Quality Act issued by the Planning Department on December 5,
2014, to legalize an existing 425 square-foot roof deck and stair penthouse; to add a
one-hour fire-rated parapet wall along the south property line of the roof deck; and to
modify the existing parapet wall/guardrail from 38 inches to 42 inches in height at the
existing three-story, single-family house; and to legalize the as-built condition of a
second-story deck and stairs connecting the deck to grade constructed under building
permit application number 8504468 at the rear of the building located at 2655 Broderick
Street. (District 2) (Appellant: Irving Zaretsky) (Filed: January 16, 2015). (Clerk of the
Board)
Question: Shall this Hearing be HEARD AND FILED?
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, notice is hereby given: If you challenge the
above matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else
raised at the public hearing described above, or in written correspondence delivered to the
Board of Supervisors, (1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244; San Francisco, CA
94102-4689) at, or prior to, the public hearing.
(Only one of the following two Motions should be approved.)
28. 150060 [Affirming the Exemption Determination - 2655 Broderick Street]
Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that a proposed project
at 2655 Broderick Street is exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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29. 150061 [Reversing the Exemption Determination - 2655 Broderick Street]
Motion reversing the determination by the Planning Department that a proposed project
at 2655 Broderick Street is exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
30. 150062 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Exemption Determination - 2655
Broderick Street]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the determination
by the Planning Department that a proposed project at 2655 Broderick Street is exempt
from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
Black History Month
31. ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS
Roll call for introduction of ordinances, resolutions, charter amendments, requests for hearings, letters
of inquiry, letters of request to the City Attorney and Board Members' reports on their regional body
activities.
32. PUBLIC COMMENT
An opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Board on items of interest to the
public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board, including items being considered
today which have not been considered by a Board committee and excluding items which have been
considered by a Board committee. Members of the public may address the Board for up to three
minutes. Each member of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak, except that
public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public
testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be governed by the
public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation assistance. The President or
the Board may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes.
Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly state
such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live coverage of
the meeting.
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CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY - Existing Litigation
33. 150154 [Closed Session - Existing Litigation - Pacific Gas and Electric Company]
Sponsor: Breed
Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session on February 24, 2015,
pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956.9(a), and San Francisco
Administrative Code, Section 67.10(d)(1), for the purpose of conferring with, or receiving
advice from, the City Attorney regarding the following existing litigation in which the City
is a plaintiff, defendant, and petitioner and Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an
adverse party: San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CGC-13-529309, filed March 6,
2013; San Francisco Superior Court Case No. CGC-13-529310, filed June 6, 2013;
California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Case No. A127554, filed January 29,
2010; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case No. EL15-3-000, filed October 10,
2014; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case No. ER15-702-000, filed December
23, 2014; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case No. ER15-703-000, filed
December 23, 2014; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case No. ER15-704-000,
filed December 23, 2014; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case No.
ER15-705-000, filed December 23, 2014; and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Case No. ER15-735-000, filed December 23, 2014.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
[Elect To Disclose]
Motion that the Board finds it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time to
disclose its closed session deliberations.
[Elect Not to Disclose]
Motion that the Board finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time
not to disclose its closed session deliberations.
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FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE
These measures were introduced for adoption without committee reference. A unanimous vote is
required for adoption of these resolutions today. Any Supervisor may require any resolution to go
to committee.
Questions on the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda are on for adoption, or
approved, as indicated.
Items 34 through 36
34. 150163 [Elliott Robbins Day - February 20, 2015]
Sponsor: Farrell
Resolution declaring Friday, February 20, 2015, as Elliott Robbins Day in the City and
County of San Francisco.
02/10/2015; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
35. 150164 [Approval of a 120-Day Extension for Planning Commission Review of an
Ordinance (File No. 141131) Amending the Planning Code - Formula Retail and
Large-Scale Retail Controls]
Sponsor: Wiener
Resolution extending by 120-days the prescribed time within which the Planning
Commission may render its decision on an Ordinance (File No. 141131) amending the
Planning Code, to exclude Financial Services, Limited Financial Services, and Personal
Services above the ground floor from the definition of Formula Retail and require that
where there has been a prior determination that a proposed project is a Formula Retail
Use and the project sponsor subsequently removes one or more Formula Retail Use
features, the project will remain subject to a Conditional Use Authorization; affirming the
Planning Department’s California Environmental Quality Act determination; and making
findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning
Code, Section 101.1.
02/10/2015; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
36. 150177 [Spay Day - February 24, 2015]
Sponsors: Tang; Wiener
Resolution supporting effective and humane ways to save animals’ lives, and
recognizing February 24, 2015, as Spay Day in the City and County of San Francisco.
02/17/2015; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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37. IMPERATIVE AGENDA
Resolution(s), if any, to be adopted within limits imposed by the Sunshine Ordinance and the Ralph M.
Brown Act, introduced today, not on the printed agenda. For such resolutions to be considered, the
Board must first adopt the Serious Injury Finding or the Purely Commendatory Finding and the Brown
Act Finding. Each motion requires eight (8) votes or a unanimous six (6) or seven (7). A unanimous
vote is required for the resolution(s).
[Serious Injury Finding]
Motion that the Board find that for the resolution(s) being considered at this time "the need to take
action is so imperative as to threaten serious injury to the public interest if action is deferred to a later
meeting."
[Purely Commendatory Finding]
Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely
commendatory.
[Brown Act Finding]
Motion that the Board find by roll call vote that, for the resolution(s) being considered at this time,
there is a need to take immediate action. The need to take action came to the attention of the
City and County of San Francisco after the agenda was posted.
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.
Legislation Introduced will appear on the Final Minutes for this meeting. Once the
Legislation Introduced is approved, it will be available on
http://www.sfbos.org/legislation_introduced.
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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
150148 [Planning Code - Designation of 149-155 9th Street (aka the Western
Manufacturing Company Building)]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change the designation of 149-155 9th
Street (aka the Western Manufacturing Company Building), Assessor’s Block No. 3728,
Lot No. 048, from Category V (Unrated) to Category III (Contributory) under Planning
Code, Article 11; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with
the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
(Historic Preservation Commission)
02/02/2015; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/24/2015; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
150149 [Planning Code - Adopting Nexus Analysis for Certain Development Fees]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to adopt the San Francisco Citywide Nexus
Analysis supporting existing development fees, including fees in the Downtown and
other Area Plans, to cover impacts of residential and commercial development in the
areas of recreation and open space; pedestrian and streetscape improvements;
childcare facilities; and bicycle infrastructure; making findings related to all of the fees in
Article IV generally and certain development fees supported by the Nexus Analysis
specifically; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the
General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Planning
Commission)
02/04/2015; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/24/2015; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
150150 [Building Code - Permit Fee Calculation]
Ordinance amending the Building Code to clarify that the Department of Building
Inspection may use multiple data sources to determine annual adjustments to the
construction cost schedule for permit issuance fees and affirming the Planning
Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Building
Inspection Commission)
02/06/2015; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/24/2015; ASSIGNED to the Land Use and Economic Development Committee.
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150175 [Administrative Code - Chapter 6 Public Works Contracting]
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to comprehensively revise Chapter 6
Public Works Contracting Policies and Procedures to: 1) increase the Threshold Amount
from $400,000 to $600,000; 2) authorize sole source contracts under certain conditions;
3) allow procurement of public works construction contracts under $10,000 with no
competitive solicitation; 4) increase the amount of emergency work a department may
authorize without Board of Supervisors approval from $250,000 to $600,000 by linking it
to the Threshold Amount; 5) increase the amount of time allowed to issue a task order
from three to four years, increase the limit of the amount of a task order from $400,000
to $600,000 by linking it to the Threshold Amount, allow subcontractors to be listed at
time of bid or at time of issuance of a task order, and allow for performance and
payment bonds to incrementally increase throughout the term of the contracts for Job
Order Contracts and as-needed contracts; 6) authorize execution of master as-needed
construction contracts and master as-needed inspection, maintenance and repair
contracts of equipment and systems on an if-and-as-needed basis; 7) increase the limit
of the amount of a task order from $400,000 to $600,000 by linking it to the Threshold
Amount in master as-needed contracts on an if-and-as-needed basis for services that
the Department of Public Health and the Division of Real Estate are authorized to
procure; 8) provide greater flexibility and clarify requirements for the design-build and
construction manager/general contractor project delivery methods; 9) authorize the
Director of Transportation to procure rail grinding and related services through a
negotiated project delivery method; 10) allow departments to advertise bids on a public
website and/or in a local newspaper or periodical; 11) add procedure upon rejection or
failure of professional services proposals and upon professional services contractor’s
failure to deliver; and 12) make various other changes and clarifications in Chapter 6.
(Public Works)
02/13/2015; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/24/2015; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Rules Committee.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
150151 [Contract Approval - ACJV, a Joint Venture - Project Management Support
Services - Airport Terminal 1 Center Renovation Project - Not to Exceed
$23,000,000]
Resolution approving Airport Contract 10011.41, Project Management Support Services
for the San Francisco International Airport Terminal 1 Center Renovation Project
between ACJV, a Joint Venture consisting of AECOM and Cooper Pugeda Management,
and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission,
in the not-to-exceed amount of $23,000,000 to commence following Board approval with
a contract duration of five years, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(b). (Airport
Commission)
02/02/2015; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/24/2015; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
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150152 [License and Services Agreement - Airport Research and Development
Foundation, a Not-For-Profit Corporation - Application-Based Commercial
Ground Transportation Trip Fee Collection Services]
Resolution approving the award of a License and Services Agreement to Airport
Research and Development Foundation (ARDF), a not-for-profit corporation, to provide
ARDF with a license to use the City’s intellectual property for application-based
commercial ground transportation (ABCT) trip fee collection services for the Airport and
other airports, with Service Development Fee payments to the Airport of 25% of
administrative fees paid to ARDF by participating airports and with Administrative Fee
payments to ARDF of 5% of ABCT trip fees collected on behalf of the Airport, with no
payments to or from either party due in the first year of the agreement, for a two-year
term to commence following Board approval, with three one-year options to extend.
(Airport Commission)
02/02/2015; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/24/2015; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
150176 [Real Property Lease - Celestina and Alan Salvador Jimenez, Co-Trustees -
100 Blanken Avenue - Monthly Base Rent of $7,800]
Resolution authorizing the lease of approximately 3,000 square feet at 100 Blanken
Avenue with Celestina and Alan Salvador Jimenez, Co-Trustees of the Trust of Salvador
Jimenez and Celestina Jimenez, Surviving Spouses Trust, for a portion of the ground
floor, for a five-year term commencing upon approval by the Board of Supervisors and
Mayor, in their sole and respective discretion, with one five-year option to extend, at the
monthly Base Rent of $7,800 for the remainder of FY2014-2015 of $39,000. (Real
Estate Department)
02/13/2015; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/24/2015; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
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150153 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from February 2, 2015, through February 13,
2015, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be
ordered filed by the Clerk on February 24, 2015.
Personal information that is provided in communications to the Board of Supervisors is
subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act and the San Francisco
Sunshine Ordinance. Personal information will not be redacted.
From Komal Panjwani, regarding Urban Forest General Plan amendments. File No.
141264. Copy: Each Supervisor. (1)
From concerned citizens, regarding vape lounges. 2 letters. Copy: Each Supervisor.
(2)
From Christopher Heinmiller, regarding vector control program. Copy: Each Supervisor.
(3)
From Zbigniew Boyfrendt, regarding police misconduct. Copy: Each Supervisor. (4)
From Controller, regarding Population Health report. Copy: Each Supervisor. (5)
From Sue Todd, regarding public littering. Copy: Each Supervisor. (6)
From Gerri Hayes, regarding free Muni for seniors. Copy: Each Supervisor. (7)
From Controller, regarding compliance audit reports of BAE Systems San Francisco
Ship Repair and Scoma’s Restaurant. Copy: Each Supervisor. (8)
From Controller, issuing report titled “Assisting Homeowners with Troubled Mortgages.”
Copy: Each Supervisor. (9)
From Ana Sophia Mifsud, regarding female bicycle ridership. Copy: Each Supervisor.
(10)
From Max Dupont, regarding the Judge Judy Show. Copy: Each Supervisor. (11)
From Allen Jones, regarding racism. Copy: Each Supervisor. (12)
From Max Schweitzer, regarding homeless plan. (13)
From David Nadler, regarding bicyclists in the pedestrian diversion. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (14)
From concerned citizen, regarding SFERS hedge fund investment. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (15)
From Controller, submitting citywide payroll operations audit report. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (16)
From Luke Bornheimer, regarding home sharing legislation. Copy: Each Supervisor.
(17)
From concerned citizens, regarding sale of ivory to California. 3 letters. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (18)
From Controller, regarding follow-up of 2012 assessment of the Community Assistance
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Program. (19)
From concerned citizens, regarding fires on Ocean Beach. 2 signatures. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (20)
From John Cash, regarding the homeless in Portsmouth Square. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (21)
From City Administrator, submitting 2014 report on Slavery Era Disclosure Ordinance.
Copy: Each Supervisor. (22)
From concerned citizens, regarding Vision Zero. 3 signatures. Copy: Each Supervisor.
(23)
From Controller, submitting FY2014-2015 six-month budget status report. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (24)
From Beverly Dobrus, regarding ratepayer advocate seat on the SF Public Utilities
Commission. Copy: Each Supervisor. (25)
From Aaron Goodman, regarding Google and Genentech buses and safety. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (26)
From Controller, issuing Government Barometer - Quarter 2, FY2015. (27)
From Assessor-Recorder, submitting 2014 Annual Report. (28)
From Police Commission, submitting response to Three Point Plan for Police Practices.
Copy: Each Supervisor. (29)
From Recreation and Park, submitting 2nd quarter report for FY2014-2015 Lead
Poisoning Prevention plan. Copy: Each Supervisor. (30)
ADJOURNMENT
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