# Board of Supervisors Minutes: March 17, 2015 - Meeting date: 2015-03-17 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 17 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/252/2015-03-17-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=388730&GUID=59E848A5-0033-428F-B99A-FAEC537FD285) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 150048: Settlement of Unlitigated Grievance - Teamsters Local 853 - $257,082.35 - Pages: 4-5 ### File 150068: Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Thick Description and Art Space Development Corporation - City to Receive $50,000 - Pages: 5 ### File 150109: Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Zendesk, Inc. - $239,467.46 - Pages: 5 ### File 140954: Planning Code - Exceptions from Dwelling Unit Density Limits and from Other Specified Code Requirements - Pages: 5-6 - Sponsors: Wiener; Breed - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 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constructed in and near the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District be limited to 750 square feet; correcting outdated cross-references and Code language; affirming the Planning Department’s California Environmental Quality Act determination; and making findings of consistency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 - Excused: Wiener ### File 141235: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Repealing Article 3 Regarding Transient Merchants - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 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 - Excused: Wiener ### File 150157: Accept and Expend Grant - Office of Financial Empowerment Kindergarten to College Program - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - $100,000 - Pages: 6 - Sponsors: Campos - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 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 - Excused: Wiener ### File 141208: Agreement Amendment - AT&T - Telecommunications Services - Not to Exceed $97,953,700 - Pages: 6-7 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 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 - Excused: Wiener ## Extracted text ### [Page 5](https://sfbos.info/documents/252/2015-03-17-minutes#page-5) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/17/2015 150068 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Thick Description and Art Space Development Corporation - City to Receive $50,000] Resolution approving the settlement of an unlitigated claim in favor of the City for repayment of a Nonprofit Performing Arts Loan Program Loan to Thick Description; under the settlement, Thick Description will transfer theater fixtures and equipment to the theater site at 1695-18th Street, Art Space Development Corporation (“Art Space”) will pay $50,000 to the City, and Art Space will maintain the theater site as an active and viable public theater space through December 31, 2034. (City Attorney) Resolution No. 093-15 ADOPTED 150109 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Zendesk, Inc. - $239,467.46] Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Zendesk, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $239,467.46; claim was filed on November 17, 2014. (City Attorney) Resolution No. 094-15 ADOPTED Recommendation of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 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: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee Excused: 1 - Wiener City and County of San Francisco Page 158 Printed at 2:14 pm on 4/23/15 ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/252/2015-03-17-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/17/2015 REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS There were no unfinished business items. NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee 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: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee Excused: 1 - 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: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee Excused: 1 - 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: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Yee Excused: 1 - Wiener City and County of San Francisco Page 159 Printed at 2:14 pm on 4/23/15