# Board of Supervisors Minutes: November 17, 2015 - Meeting date: 2015-11-17 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 29 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/308/2015-11-17-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=444247&GUID=395627F8-AD8A-4248-9A89-93313248C918) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 151088: Commercial Paper Notes Program - Authorization to Issue Power Revenue Bonds and Commercial Paper Notes (Power Series) - Water Facilities, Electric Power Facilities, Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation - Not to Exceed $90,000,000 - Pages: 5-6 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 151088 [Commercial Paper Notes Program - Authorization to Issue Power Revenue Bonds and Commercial Paper Notes (Power Series) - Water Facilities, Electric Power Facilities, Renewable Energy, and Energy Conservation - Not to Exceed $90,000,000] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution approving the establishment by the Public Utilities Commission of its Commercial Paper Notes (Power Series) program in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $90,000,000 pursuant to Charter, Article IX, and Administrative Code, Sections 43.5, et seq., as amended, and pursuant to Charter, Section 9.107(6), for the purpose of the reconstruction or replacement of existing water facilities and electric power facilities or combinations thereof under the jurisdiction of the Power Enterprise and, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.107(8), for the purpose of the acquisition, construction, installation, equipping, improvement or rehabilitation of equipment or facilities for renewable energy and energy conservation. (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 427-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 151089: Accept and Expend Grant - PaintCare, Inc. - Safe Disposal Options for Household Hazardous Waste - $718,717 - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 151089 [Accept and Expend Grant - PaintCare, Inc. - Safe Disposal Options for Household Hazardous Waste - $718,717] Sponsor: Breed Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $718,717 from PaintCare, Inc., to provide and promote safe disposal options for household hazardous waste for the term of October 1, 2015, through June 2, 2016. Resolution No. 428-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 151091: Accept and Expend Grant - Regents of the University of California - Enhancing Strategic Information Capacity for HIV/AIDS Programs in Kenya - $324,304 - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 151091 [Accept and Expend Grant - Regents of the University of California - Enhancing Strategic Information Capacity for HIV/AIDS Programs in Kenya - $324,304] Sponsor: Wiener Resolution retroactively authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $324,304 from The Regents of the University of California to participate in a program entitled Enhancing Strategic Information Capacity for HIV/AIDS Programs in Kenya through Surveillance and Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation under the U.S. PEPFAR (Program Area A and Program Area B) for the period of April 1, 2015, through March 31, 2016. Resolution No. 429-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 151092: Apply for Grant - Health Resources Services Administration - Ryan White Act HIV/AIDS Emergency Relief Grant Program - $16,654,711 - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 151092 [Apply for Grant - Health Resources Services Administration - Ryan White Act HIV/AIDS Emergency Relief Grant Program - $16,654,711] Sponsor: Wiener Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to submit an application to continue to receive funding for the Ryan White Act HIV/AIDS Emergency Relief Grant Program grant from the Health Resources Services Administration, requesting $16,654,711 in HIV emergency relief program funding for the San Francisco Eligible Metropolitan Area for the period of March 1, 2016, through February 28, 2017. Resolution No. 430-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 151107: Accept and Expend Gift - San Francisco General Hospital Foundation - $5,000,000 - Naming Places in Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center - Pages: 6-7 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 151107 [Accept and Expend Gift - San Francisco General Hospital Foundation - $5,000,000 - Naming Places in Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a $5,000,000 gift from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for the procurement of furniture, fixtures, equipment and information technology for the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, and naming various places throughout the new acute care and trauma building to recognize the donations that comprise the $5,000,000 gift and earlier gifts from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. Resolution No. 431-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 150587: Building and Planning Codes - Notice to Tenants of Dwelling Unit Merger or Demolition - Pages: 7 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 150587 [Building and Planning Codes - Notice to Tenants of Dwelling Unit Merger or Demolition] Sponsors: Wiener; Tang and Farrell Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to require written and posted notice to all tenants of a building in which demolition or merger of a dwelling unit is proposed; requiring an affidavit and notice if kitchens, stoves or bathrooms would be removed; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, Planning Code, Section 302, 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, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 150622: Administrative, Planning Codes - Preferences in Affordable Housing Programs - Pages: 7-8 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: create a third preference for residents in the neighborhood where the affordable housing is located; to make conforming amendments to provisions of the Administrative and Planning Codes; to affirm the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and to make findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Jon Givner (Office of the City Attorney) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Tang, seconded by Supervisor Cohen, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED to require the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to report to the Board of Supervisors the following data on a yearly basis: number of applicants applying under Certificate of Preference, Owner Move-In preference, Ellis Act preference, and Neighborhood preference; District where the applicant is currently residing; District where the affordable housing unit is located; if the applicant is selected through the lottery; if the unit was purchased or rented; and any other pertinent information. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Vote 2: amendment - Action: Supervisor Tang moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED on Page 14, Line 2, by decreasing the 'Neighborhood Resident' preference from ‘40%’ to ‘30%.’ The motion FAILED due to lack of a second. Supervisor Tang, seconded by Supervisor Yee, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED by adding the ‘Category 2’ language to the definition of a ‘Displaced Tenant,’ and adding back previously removed ‘Findings’ on Page 5, Lines 15-19; Page 6, Lines 4-8; and Page 6, Lines 12-15. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Christensen, Kim, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Noes: Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Mar - Vote 3: first-reading - Action: City and County of San Francisco Page 785 Printed at 1:20 pm on 1/15/16 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/17/2015 Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify existing preferences in allocating City affordable housing units first to Certificate of Preference holders and second to tenants evicted under the Ellis Act, expand the second category of preference for eligible tenants displaced under the Ellis Act to include certain tenants displaced through an Owner Move-In or OMI eviction, and create a third preference for residents in the neighborhood where the affordable housing is located; to make conforming amendments to provisions of the Administrative and Planning Codes; to affirm the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and to make findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Wiener, Yee - Noes: Mar, Tang - Vote 4: rescission - Action: Supervisor Tang, seconded by Supervisor Avalos, moved to rescind the previous vote in order to make clarifying remarks on the Owner Move-In amendment that was accepted. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Vote 5: first-reading - Action: PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Wiener, Yee - Noes: Tang - Vote 6: rescission - Action: Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Vote 7: first-reading - Action: PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Wiener, Yee - Noes: Mar, Tang ## Extracted text ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/308/2015-11-17-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/17/2015 151089 [Accept and Expend Grant - PaintCare, Inc. - Safe Disposal Options for Household Hazardous Waste - $718,717] Sponsor: Breed Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $718,717 from PaintCare, Inc., to provide and promote safe disposal options for household hazardous waste for the term of October 1, 2015, through June 2, 2016. Resolution No. 428-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee 151091 [Accept and Expend Grant - Regents of the University of California - Enhancing Strategic Information Capacity for HIV/AIDS Programs in Kenya - $324,304] Sponsor: Wiener Resolution retroactively authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $324,304 from The Regents of the University of California to participate in a program entitled Enhancing Strategic Information Capacity for HIV/AIDS Programs in Kenya through Surveillance and Epidemiology, Monitoring and Evaluation under the U.S. PEPFAR (Program Area A and Program Area B) for the period of April 1, 2015, through March 31, 2016. Resolution No. 429-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee 151092 [Apply for Grant - Health Resources Services Administration - Ryan White Act HIV/AIDS Emergency Relief Grant Program - $16,654,711] Sponsor: Wiener Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to submit an application to continue to receive funding for the Ryan White Act HIV/AIDS Emergency Relief Grant Program grant from the Health Resources Services Administration, requesting $16,654,711 in HIV emergency relief program funding for the San Francisco Eligible Metropolitan Area for the period of March 1, 2016, through February 28, 2017. Resolution No. 430-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee 151107 [Accept and Expend Gift - San Francisco General Hospital Foundation - $5,000,000 - Naming Places in Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a $5,000,000 gift from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation for the procurement of furniture, fixtures, equipment and information technology for the Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, and naming various places throughout the new acute care and trauma building to recognize the donations that comprise the $5,000,000 gift and earlier gifts from the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation. Resolution No. 431-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 784 Printed at 1:20 pm on 1/15/16 ### [Page 7](https://sfbos.info/documents/308/2015-11-17-minutes#page-7) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/17/2015 Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 150587 [Building and Planning Codes - Notice to Tenants of Dwelling Unit Merger or Demolition] Sponsors: Wiener; Tang and Farrell Ordinance amending the Building and Planning Codes to require written and posted notice to all tenants of a building in which demolition or merger of a dwelling unit is proposed; requiring an affidavit and notice if kitchens, stoves or bathrooms would be removed; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, Planning Code, Section 302, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee 150622 [Administrative, Planning Codes - Preferences in Affordable Housing Programs] Sponsors: Mayor; Christensen, Cohen, Breed and Wiener Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to clarify existing preferences in allocating City affordable housing units first to Certificate of Preference holders and second to tenants evicted under the Ellis Act, create a third preference for residents in the neighborhood where the affordable housing is located; to make conforming amendments to provisions of the Administrative and Planning Codes; to affirm the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and to make findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Jon Givner (Office of the City Attorney) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Supervisor Tang, seconded by Supervisor Cohen, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED to require the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to report to the Board of Supervisors the following data on a yearly basis: number of applicants applying under Certificate of Preference, Owner Move-In preference, Ellis Act preference, and Neighborhood preference; District where the applicant is currently residing; District where the affordable housing unit is located; if the applicant is selected through the lottery; if the unit was purchased or rented; and any other pertinent information. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Christensen, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee Supervisor Tang moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED on Page 14, Line 2, by decreasing the 'Neighborhood Resident' preference from ‘40%’ to ‘30%.’ The motion FAILED due to lack of a second. Supervisor Tang, seconded by Supervisor Yee, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED by adding the ‘Category 2’ language to the definition of a ‘Displaced Tenant,’ and adding back previously removed ‘Findings’ on Page 5, Lines 15-19; Page 6, Lines 4-8; and Page 6, Lines 12-15. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 6 - Avalos, Christensen, Kim, Tang, Wiener, Yee Noes: 5 - Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Mar City and County of San Francisco Page 785 Printed at 1:20 pm on 1/15/16