Board of Supervisors Minutes: March 17, 2015

140954 [Planning Code - Exceptions from Dwelling Unit Density Limits and from Other Specified Code Requirements] Sponsors: Wiener; Breed Ordinance amending the Planning Code to permit exceptions from dwelling unit density limits and other requirements of the Code when adding Dwelling Units to existing buildings undergoing seismic retrofitting; deleting the requirement that a new In-Law Unit constructed in and near the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District be limited to 750 square feet; correcting outdated cross-references and Code language; affirming the Planning Department’s California Environmental Quality Act determination; and making findings of consistency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. Ordinance No. 030-15 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

141235 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Repealing Article 3 Regarding Transient Merchants] Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to repeal Article 3, which contains a license requirement and tax on transient merchants, both of which have been suspended. (Treasurer-Tax Collector) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

150157 [Accept and Expend Grant - Office of Financial Empowerment Kindergarten to College Program - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - $100,000] Sponsor: Campos Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000 from Earned Assets Resource Network for implementing the Office of Financial Empowerment Kindergarten to College Program, for the term of December 1, 2014, through December 1, 2015; and amending Ordinance No. 147-14 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FYs 2014-2015 and 2015-2016) to provide for the creation of one grant-funded position in the Office of Financial Empowerment. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

141208 [Agreement Amendment - AT&T - Telecommunications Services - Not to Exceed $97,953,700] Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Department of Technology and the Department of Contract Administration to enter into the Second Amendment of an Agreement between the City and AT&T for the City’s telecommunications services by extending the term of the agreement through December 31, 2015, and increasing the total not-to-exceed amount of the agreement to $97,953,700. (Department of Technology) (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

150078 [Administrative Code - Power Revenue Bonds] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to provide procedures for the issuance of Power Revenue Bonds by the Public Utilities Commission of the City and County of San Francisco. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

150079 [Public Utilities Commission 2015 Power Revenue Bonds Issuance - Not to Exceed $48,000,000] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance approving the issuance and sale of revenue bonds by the Public Utilities Commission of the City and County of San Francisco in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $48,000,000 to finance various capital projects consisting of reconstruction or replacement of existing water and/or electric power facilities pursuant to Charter, Section 9.107(6); and the acquisition, construction, installation, equipping, improvement, or rehabilitation of equipment or facilities for renewable energy and energy conservation pursuant to Charter, Section 9.107(8); approving the execution of certain documents and agreements; and confirming and making certain California Environmental Quality Act determinations, and approving other actions and matters in connection therewith. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

Supervisors Avalos and Mar Excused from Voting Supervisor Campos, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved that Supervisors Avalos and Mar be excused from voting on File No. 150045. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Avalos, Mar, Wiener

150045 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Bay Area Air Quality Management District - $31,400] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by The People of the State of California, by and through the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, against the City and County of San Francisco for $31,400; the lawsuit was filed on March 27, 2012, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-12-512078; entitled The People of the State of California, by and through the Bay Area Air Quality Management District v. The City and County of San Francisco; other material terms of said settlement are that the settlement is a stipulated civil penalty that is allocated between the Fire Department ($30,000), subject to Board of Supervisors approval, and the Municipal Transportation Agency ($1,400), subject to Municipal Transportation Agency approval. (City Attorney) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Avalos, Mar, Wiener

140052 [Liquor License Transfer - 1501 Folsom Street] Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 48 on-sale general public premises license from 1501 Folsom Street/308 11th Street (District 6) to the same address, to Leticia M. Luna for LML Restaurants, Inc., 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. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee) Resolution No. 086-15 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

150013 [Liquor License Transfer - 225 Bush Street] Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general license from 5801 Geary Boulevard to 225 Bush Street (District 3), to Beth Aboulafia, for Target Corporation, dba Target Express, 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. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee) Resolution No. 087-15 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

150053 [Liquor License Transfer - 115 Sansome Street] Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 48 on-sale general public premises license from 635-8th Street to 115 Sansome Street (District 3) to Philip West for the Treasury R & B Holdings, LCC, dba The Treasury, 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. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee) Resolution No. 091-15 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

150054 [Liquor License - 1127 Market Street] Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type 64 general theatre license to 1127 Market Street (District 6), to Nancy Livingston for the American Conservatory 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. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee) Resolution No. 092-15 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

141042 [San Francisco Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights - October 18, 2014] Sponsor: Farrell Resolution recognizing the inauguration of the San Francisco Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights, as detailed in this Resolution, on October 18, 2014. Resolution No. 081-15 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

150160 [Administrative Code - Local Hiring Policy - Extending the Periodic Review and Mandatory Participation Level] Sponsor: Avalos Resolution amending the Administrative Code to extend the periodic review of the City’s Local Hiring Policy and to determine a mandatory participation level for the Policy. Resolution No. 074-15 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

150155 [General Plan - Repealing Ordinance No. 97-14 - Adoption of 2014 Housing Element] Sponsors: Mayor; Wiener and Cohen Ordinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by repealing the 2009 Housing Element (Ordinance No. 97-14), and adopting the 2014 Housing Element; and making findings, including environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: Farrell

Excused: Wiener

150254 [Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency - Adoption of the Board of Supervisors’ Rules of Order] Sponsor: Breed Motion of the Board of Supervisors, acting in its capacity as the legislative body to the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco, adopting the Board of Supervisors’ Rules of Order as the procedural and parliamentary rules for the Board when it acts in its capacity as the legislative body for the Successor Agency. Motion No. M15-052 APPROVED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

150250 [Declaration of Intention to Work With Other Cities to Prevail Upon the Owners of Delinquent Mortgages to Sell to Non-Profits for Restructuring and Foreclosure Prevention] Sponsor: Avalos Resolution declaring the Board of Supervisors’ intent to work with other cities to prevail upon the owners of delinquent mortgages to sell these at-risk loans to qualified non-profits that have the funding and infrastructure to purchase, restructure, and hold the mortgages in order to prevent foreclosures and help keep struggling homeowners in their homes. Resolution No. 082-15 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

150251 [Urging the Administration of City College of San Francisco to Restore Neighborhood Classes Displaced by the Closure of the Civic Center Campus] Sponsors: Kim; Mar, Campos, Yee, Christensen and Avalos Resolution urging the administration of City College of San Francisco (CCSF) to present a construction plan for the seismic retrofitting of the Civic Center campus, located at 750 Eddy Street, so that this campus will reopen as soon as is possible, and further urging that CCSF provide temporary classrooms in the Central City/Tenderloin area for all classes that have been displaced by the decision to close the Civic Center campus in order that the students affected by this decision are able to continue to pursue higher education. Supervisors Yee, Christensen, and Avalos requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 085-15 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener

150266 [Father Brendan McBride Day - March 17, 2015] Sponsor: Farrell Resolution declaring March 17, 2015, as Father Brendan McBride Day in the City and County of San Francisco. The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to Father Brendan McBride Day as referenced in File No. 150266. There were no speakers. The President declared public comment closed. Resolution No. 084-15 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee

Noes: None

Excused: Wiener