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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, June 23, 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, Yee, Wiener 1:00 PM
Budget and Finance Sub-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 Transportation Committee Monday
Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Kim 1:30 PM
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services 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
Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents:
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.
Meeting Procedures
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.
Board procedures do not permit: 1) persons in the audience to vocally express support or opposition to
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.
Each member of the public will be allotted the same maximum number of minutes to speak as set by the
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
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.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The public is encouraged to testify at Committee meetings. Persons
unable to attend the meeting may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written
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
should be submitted to the Clerk of the Board, Clerk of a Committee or its members: 1 Dr. Carlton B.
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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to coordinate the use of the laptop computer for presentations. Presenters should arrive 30 minutes prior
to the meeting to test their presentations on the computer.
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Goodlett Place, or on the internet at http://www.sfbos.org/meetings. Meetings are cablecast on
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to help ensure availability. Contact Peggy Nevin at (415) 554-5184. AVISO EN ESPAÑOL: La
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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.
The nearest accessible BART station is Civic Center (Market/Grove/Hyde Streets). Accessible MUNI
Metro lines are the F, J, K, L, M, N, T (exit at Civic Center or Van Ness Stations). MUNI bus lines also
serving the area are the 5, 6, 9, 19, 21, 47, 49, 71, and 71L. For more information about MUNI
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.
In order to assist the City’s efforts to accommodate persons with severe allergies, environmental illness,
multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other
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, June 23, 2015
ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COMMUNICATIONS
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the May 12, 2015, Board Meeting Minutes, and the May 13, 2015,
Special Meeting Minutes at the Budget and Finance Committee Meeting.
AGENDA CHANGES
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 through 10
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Mar
1. 150463 [Administrative Code - Film Rebate Program Amendments - $4,000,000
Funding Cap]
Sponsor: Farrell
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the Film Rebate Program
expiration date from June 30, 2015, to June 30, 2019, to correspondingly increase the
authorized funding cap for the Film Rebate Project Account from $3,000,000 to
$4,000,000 subject to annual appropriation and to make certain technical corrections.
(Fiscal Impact)
06/16/2015; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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2. 150495 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Transfer Tax Recording Requirements]
Sponsor: Farrell
Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to require the amount of
real property transfer tax paid to be shown on the face of a recorded document, and to
conform the declaration of tax owed to existing law, by requiring a declaration that the
tax was computed without excluding the value of existing liens and encumbrances
remaining on the property.
06/16/2015; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee
Present: Supervisors Yee, Christensen, Breed
3. 150515 [Memorandum of Understanding - Union of American Physicians and Dentists,
Unit 17]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the
City and County of San Francisco and Union of American Physicians and Dentists, Unit
17, to be effective July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2018.
06/16/2015; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
4. 150516 [Memorandum of Understanding - Union of American Physicians and Dentists,
Unit 18]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance adopting and implementing the Memorandum of Understanding between the
City and County of San Francisco and Union of American Physicians and Dentists, Unit
18, to be effective July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2018.
06/16/2015; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
5. 150517 [Memorandum of Understanding - Laborers International Union, Local 261]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment No. 1 to the 2014-2017
Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the
Laborers International Union, Local 261, by implementing specified terms and conditions
of employment for FYs 2015-2016 and 2016-2017.
06/16/2015; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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6. 150518 [Memorandum of Understanding - Service Employees International Union,
Local 1021: H-1 Fire Rescue Paramedics]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment No. 5 to the 2007-2015
Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and
Service Employees International Union, Local 1021: H-1 Fire Rescue Paramedics, by
extending the term of the Memorandum of Understanding to June 30, 2018, and
implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for FYs 2015-2016,
2016-2017, and 2017-2018.
06/16/2015; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
7. 150519 [Compensation for Unrepresented Employees]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance fixing compensation for persons employed by the City and County of San
Francisco whose compensations are subject to the provisions of Charter, Section
A8.409, in job codes not represented by an employee organization, and establishing
working schedules and conditions of employment and, methods of payment, effective
July 1, 2015.
06/16/2015; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendation of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Kim
8. 150525 [Subdivision Code - Below Market Rate Condominium Conversion Program
Alternatives]
Sponsor: Breed
Ordinance amending the Subdivision Code to reauthorize an alternative to compliance
with the Below Market Rate Condominium Conversion Program for certain qualifying
projects subject to the Program.
06/16/2015; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Tang, Wiener
9. 150522 [Appointments, SOMA Community Stabilization Fund Community Advisory
Committee - Kristian Ongoco and Allan Manalo]
Motion appointing Kristian Ongoco and Allan Manalo, terms ending April 27, 2017, to the
South of Market (SOMA) Community Stabilization Fund Community Advisory
Committee. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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10. 150596 [Appointments, Ballot Simplification Committee - June Fraps, Betty Packard,
and Adele Fasick]
Motion appointing June Fraps, Betty Packard, and Adele Fasick, terms ending
November 30, 2016, to the Ballot Simplification Committee. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Mar, Yee, Wiener
11. 150554 [Interim Proposed Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs
2015-2016 and 2016-2017]
Sponsor: Mayor
Interim Proposed Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated
receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San
Francisco as of June 1, 2015, for the FYs ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017.
(Fiscal Impact.)
06/16/2015; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
12. 150556 [Interim Proposed Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2015-2016 and 2016-2017]
Sponsor: Mayor
Interim Proposed Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget
and Appropriation Ordinance for the FYs ending June 30, 2016, and June 30, 2017,
continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein
all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City
and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing
appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the
compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary
positions and fixing compensations therefore.
(Fiscal Impact.)
06/16/2015; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supevisors Farrell, Tang, Mar
13. 150489 [General Obligation Bond Election - Affordable Housing - Not to Exceed
$300,000,000]
Sponsors: Mayor; Breed, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Tang and Wiener
Resolution determining and declaring that the public interest and necessity demand the
construction, acquisition, improvement, rehabilitation, preservation, and repair of
affordable housing improvements and related costs necessary or convenient for the
foregoing purposes, to be financed through bonded indebtedness in an amount not to
exceed $300,000,000; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting
property tax increase to residential tenants under Administrative Code, Chapter 37;
providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such
bonds; setting certain procedures and requirements for the election; adopting findings
under the California Environmental Quality Act; and finding that the proposed bond is in
conformity with the General Plan, and with the eight priority policies of Planning Code,
Section 101.1(b).
06/16/2015; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Referred Without Recommendation from the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Mar
14. 150492 [General Obligation Bond Election - Affordable Housing - Not to Exceed
$350,000,000]
Sponsors: Avalos; Campos and Mar
Resolution determining and declaring that the public interest and necessity demand the
construction, acquisition, improvement, rehabilitation, preservation, and repair of
affordable housing improvements and related costs necessary or convenient for the
foregoing purposes, to be financed through bonded indebtedness in an amount not to
exceed $350,000,000; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting
property tax increase to residential tenants under Administrative Code, Chapter 37;
providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such
bonds; setting certain procedures and requirements for the election; adopting findings
under the California Environmental Quality Act; and finding that the proposed bond is in
conformity with the General Plan, and with the eight priority policies of Planning Code,
Section 101.1(b).
06/16/2015; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee
Present: Supervisors Yee, Christensen, Breed
15. 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 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; 5) authorize execution of master as-needed
construction contracts; 6) 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; 7) provide greater flexibility and clarify
requirements for the design-build and construction manager/general contractor project
delivery methods; 8) authorize the Director of Transportation to procure rail grinding and
related services through a negotiated project delivery method; 9) allow departments to
advertise bids on a public website and/or in a local newspaper or periodical; 10) add
procedure upon rejection or failure of professional services proposals and upon
professional services contractor’s failure to deliver; and 11) make various other changes
and clarifications in Chapter 6. (Public Works)
(Fiscal Impact)
06/02/2015; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
06/09/2015; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
06/16/2015; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
06/16/2015; NOT CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
06/16/2015; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendation of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Kim
16. 150350 [Health, Public Works Codes - Mandatory Use of Alternate Water Supplies In
New Construction]
Sponsors: Wiener; Breed, Avalos, Christensen, Cohen, Kim and Mar
Ordinance amending Health Code, Article 12C, to require that new buildings of 250,000
square feet or more of gross floor area be constructed, operated, and maintained using
available alternate water sources for toilet and urinal flushing and irrigation; that new
buildings of 40,000 square feet or more of gross floor area prepare water budget
calculations; and that subdivision approval requirements include compliance with Article
12C; amending the Public Works Code to provide that pipelines and other facilities
constructed in accordance with Article 12C and located in public rights-of-way are
subject to approval as minor encroachments and exempt from payment of public
right-of-way occupancy assessment fees; and affirming the Planning Department’s
determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
06/16/2015; AMENDED.
06/16/2015; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendation of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Tang
17. 150156 [Administrative Code - Daily Calendars of Elected Officials and Department
Heads]
Sponsors: Avalos; Mar and Campos
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require that all City elected officials
keep public daily calendars of their meetings and events, and to require that calendars
kept by elected officials and department heads include information about the identities of
people attending meetings or events.
06/09/2015; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
06/16/2015; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
06/16/2015; AMENDED.
06/16/2015; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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NEW BUSINESS
Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Yee, Wiener
18. 150491 [Appropriation - Hetch Hetchy Power Enterprise’s Fund Balance to Implement
the Community Choice Aggregation Program - $4,000,000 - FY2014-2015]
Sponsors: Mayor; Breed, Avalos and Christensen
Ordinance appropriating $4,000,000 from the FY2014-2015 Hetch Hetchy Power
Enterprise’s fund balance to provide short-term working capital needed for the initial
start-up of the Community Choice Aggregation Program.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Mar, Wiener
19. 140950 [Environment, Administrative Codes - Healthy Air and Clean Transportation
Program]
Sponsors: Farrell; Avalos, Kim and Mar
Ordinance amending the Environment and Administrative Codes to transfer the fleet
management and vehicle selection elements of the Healthy Air and Clean Transportation
Program from the Department of the Environment to the City Administrator, replace
mandatory fleet reduction requirements with policies to optimize the size and use of the
City’s vehicle fleet, use technology to promote the safe and environmentally-friendly use
of vehicles, and reduce average per-mile greenhouse gas emissions from City fleet
vehicles, authorize master contracts for City use of car-sharing services; and make other
technical and conforming changes; and affirming the Planning Department’s
determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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20. 150269 [Police Code - Formula Retail Employee Rights]
Sponsors: Farrell; Mar
Ordinance amending Articles 33F and 33G of the Police Code, which contain the
formula retail employee rights ordinances: 1) to change from 20 to 40 the number of
retail sales establishments worldwide a business must have to be covered by the
ordinances; 2) to allow collective bargaining agreements covering employees of formula
retail establishments or employees of property service contractors to waive the
protections of Articles 33F and 33G; 3) to provide employees scheduled to work on-call
shifts with predictability pay if the employer modifies the scheduling of that shift with less
than seven-days’ notice; 4) to allow the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement to issue
warnings and notices to correct to employers who have violated Articles 33F and 33G;
5) to provide part-time employees with three days to accept any additional hours offered
to them by their employers; and 6) to allow employers to notify employees of the offer of
additional hours by posting a notice in a conspicuous location in the workplace.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Kim
21. 150221 [Planning, Public Works Codes - Street Trees and Adoption of Associated
Fees]
Sponsors: Wiener; Christensen
Ordinance amending the Planning and Public Works Codes to shift the authority to
require street trees in the case of certain types of development projects from the
Planning Department to Public Works; to require a permit to perform major maintenance
on street trees within a specified distance of general advertising signs, adopt a fee for
such permit, and impose penalties for violations; to require a tree protection plan in
advance of construction and adopt a fee for review and approval of the plan; to give
specified Public Works staff enforcement authority; and affirming the Planning
Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, and making
other findings including findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight
priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
22. 150532 [Interim Zoning Controls - Conditional Use Requirement for Residential
Mergers]
Sponsor: Avalos
Resolution imposing interim zoning controls to require conditional use authorization for
any residential merger, including mergers of both legal and illegal existing units; and
making environmental findings, including findings of consistency with the eight priority
policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Present: Supervisors Cohen, Wiener
23. 150628 [Establishing a Population-Based Police Staffing Policy]
Sponsors: Wiener; Cohen and Farrell
Resolution establishing a Board of Supervisors policy that police staffing levels be
adjusted to account for population and neighborhood growth.
(Supervisor Kim dissented in Committee)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Avalos, Tang, Wiener
24. 150436 [Administrative Code - Establishing Cannabis State Legalization Task Force]
Sponsors: Wiener; Kim and Mar
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Cannabis State
Legalization Task Force to advise the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, and City
departments regarding the local impacts of possible state legislation legalizing adult use
of cannabis; and setting forth the membership and duties of the Task Force.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
25. 150475 [Appointments, Children, Youth and Their Families Oversight and Advisory
Committee - Mia "Tu Mutch" Satya, Maria Waters, Anwar Mojammel, Alyson
Lee-Suzuki, and Rob Gitin]
Motion appointing Mia "Tu Mutch" Satya, Maria Waters, Anwar Mojammel, Alyson
Lee-Suzuki (residency requirement waived), and Rob Gitin, terms yet to be determined,
to the Children, Youth and Their Families Oversight and Advisory Committee. (Rules
Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.
Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole
(Pursuant to Motion No. M15-098 (File No. 150550) approved June 16, 2015.)
26. 150551 [Hearing - Report of Assessment Costs for Blighted Properties - Accelerated
Sidewalk Abatement Program]
Hearing to consider objections to a report of assessment costs submitted by the Director
of Public Works for inspection and/or repair of blighted properties through the
Accelerated Sidewalk Abatement Program ordered to be performed by said Director
pursuant to Administrative Code, Section 80, the costs thereof having been paid for out
of a blight abatement fund. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Hearing be HEARD AND FILED?
Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report
27. 150552 [Report of Assessment Costs for Blighted Properties - Accelerated Sidewalk
Abatement Program]
Resolution approving report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public
Works for inspection and/or repair of blighted properties ordered through the
Accelerated Sidewalk Abatement Program to be performed by said Director pursuant to
Administrative Code, Chapter 80, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a blight
abatement fund. (Public Works)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
The following items will be considered by the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee at a
Special Meeting on Monday, June 22, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. The Chair intends to request
the Committee to send the following items to the Board as Committee Reports on
Tuesday, June 23, 2015.
28. 150619 [Official Advertising - FY2015-2016]
Resolution designating San Francisco Print Media Co., commonly known as The
Examiner, to be the official newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for all
official advertising for FY2015-2016. (Office of Contract Administration)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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29. 150620 [Outreach Advertising and Neighborhood Outreach Advertising - FY2015-2016]
Resolution designating Small Business Exchange to be the outreach newspaper of the
City and County of San Francisco for the African American community; Bay Area
Reporter to be the outreach newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community; SF Weekly to be the outreach
newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the African-American, Chinese,
Hispanic and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community; Central City Extra to
be the neighborhood outreach newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for
the Central City neighborhood; Jasmine Blue Media/Marina Times to be the
neighborhood outreach newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the
Northern San Francisco neighborhood; and Potrero View to be the neighborhood
outreach newspaper of the City and County of San Francisco for the Potrero Hill,
Dogpatch, Bayview, SOMA, Mission Bay neighborhoods; to provide outreach advertising
for FY2015-2016. (Office of Contract Administration)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
30. 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.
31. 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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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 32 through 35
32. 150655 [Supporting California State Senate Bill 350 (De Leon, Leno) - Clean Energy
and Pollution Reduction Act]
Sponsor: Breed
Resolution supporting California State Senate Bill 350, the Clean Energy and Pollution
Reduction Act of 2015, authored by Senators De Leon and Leno (coauthors: Senators
Hancock and Monning), which creates or expands three related clean-energy goals to
be achieved by 2030: generating 50% of total retail sales of electricity from renewable
resources; doubling the energy efficiency of existing buildings; and reducing petroleum
used in motor vehicles by 50%.
06/16/2015; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
33. 150656 [Supporting California State Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 (Mitchell,
Hancock) - Property Tax Fairness Amendment]
Sponsor: Cohen
Resolution supporting California State Senate Constitutional Amendment 5, authored by
Senators Holly Mitchell and Loni Hancock, the Property Tax Fairness amendment,
making California’s property tax code fair by assessing commercial and industrial
properties at their market value, after a phase-in period.
06/16/2015; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
34. 150657 [Supporting California State Senate Bill 411 (Lara) - The Right to Record Bill]
Sponsor: Cohen
Resolution supporting California State Senate Bill 411, The Right to Record Bill,
authored by Senator Ricardo Lara which states that anyone making an audio or video
recording of a police or peace officer in a public place that the individual has a right to be
in is not breaking the law.
06/16/2015; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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35. 150621 [Final Map 8005 - 135 Buena Vista Avenue West]
Motion approving Final Map 8005, a five residential unit Condominium Project, located
at 135 Buena Vista Avenue West, being a subdivision of Assessor’s Block No. 1258, Lot
No. 019, and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan, and the eight priority
policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public Works)
06/02/2015; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
06/09/2015; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
06/16/2015; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
36. 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 RESOLUTION
150636 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Northpointe, Inc. - City to Receive $1,232,101
in Services]
Resolution approving settlement of the unlitigated claim in favor of the City and County
of San Francisco against Northpointe, Inc., for delivery of approximately $1,232,101 in
deliverables under the parties’ existing Software License and Services Agreement, and
an amendment and extension of that agreement. (City Attorney)
06/11/2015; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
06/23/2015; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
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150637 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from June 8, 2015, through June 15, 2015, for
reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be ordered
filed by the Clerk on June 23, 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 Controller’s Office, submitting City Services Benchmarking: Police Staffing report.
Copy: Each Supervisor. (1)
From Controller’s Office, submitting FY2015-2016 and FY2016-2017 Revenue Letter:
Controller’s Discussion of the Mayor’s FY2015-2016 and FY2016-2017 Proposed
Budget. Copy: Each Supervisor. (2)
From Entertainment Commission, submitting Extended Hours Premises Quarterly
Report for March 31, 2015, through June 11, 2015. Copy: Each Supervisor. (3)
From Animal Care and Control, submitting FY2015-2016 12B Waivers for the following:
Copy: Each Supervisor. (4)
Animal Health International
MWI Veterinary Supply
From Controller’s Office, regarding General Obligation Bond Capacity. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (5)
From Barbara Sinelnikoff, regarding sugar-sweetened beverages. File Nos. 150241,
150243, and 150245. Copy: Each Supervisor. (6)
From concerned citizens, regarding proposed ordinance on short-term rentals. 3 letters.
File Nos. 150295 and 150363. Copy: Each Supervisor. (7)
From Hospitality House, regarding re-nomination of Peter Cohen as member of Citizen’s
Committee on Community Development. 2 letters. Copy: Each Supervisor. (8)
From Dennis Spielbauer, regarding Notice of Public Hearing. File No. 150541. Copy:
Each Supervisor. (9)
From Chamber of Commerce, regarding Health Code amendment for service station
bathrooms. File No. 150464. Copy: Each Supervisor. (10)
From Tenderloin Housing Clinic, regarding Condominium Conversion Project #8005.
File No. 150621. Copy: Each Supervisor. (11)
From concerned citizens, regarding demolition of Mission-Bryant block. Planning Case
Nos. 2013.0677CUA and 2013.0677X. 62 letters. Copy: Each Supervisor. (12)
From Lori Jensen, regarding health and corruption. Copy: Each Supervisor. (13)
From Philip Snyder, regarding Market Street mall. Copy: Each Supervisor. (14)
From Robert Cesana, regarding Assembly Bill 828. Copy: Each Supervisor. (15)
From Flora Davis, submitting signatures for petition regarding the San Francisco
Mission. 57 signatures. File No. 150461. Copy: Each Supervisor. (16)
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ADJOURNMENT
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