# Board of Supervisors Minutes: December 8, 2015 - Meeting date: 2015-12-08 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 37 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/312/2015-12-08-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=447754&GUID=7C8F0328-D0EE-4556-86AA-3F217CFCF363) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 151121: Planning Code - Establishing a New Citywide Transportation Sustainability Fee - Pages: 7-8 - Sponsors: Mayor; Wiener, Breed, Cohen and Farrell - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: stablishing a New Citywide Transportation Sustainability Fee] Sponsors: Mayor; Wiener, Breed, Cohen and Farrell Ordinance amending the Planning Code by establishing a new citywide Transportation Sustainability Fee and suspending application of the existing Transit Impact Development Fee, with some exceptions, as long as the Transportation Sustainability Fee remains operative; applying the Transportation Sustainability Fee to Hospitals and Health Services; amending Section 401 to add definitions reflecting these changes; amending Section 406 to clarify affordable housing and homeless shelter exemptions from the Transportation Sustainability Fee; making conforming amendments to the Area Plan fees in Planning Code, Article 4; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including general findings, findings of public necessity, convenience and welfare, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Supervisor Avalos requested File No. 151121 be DUPLICATED. See Duplicated File No. 151257. Ordinance No. 222-15 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee, Peskin ### File 151257: Planning Code - Increasing Transportation Sustainability Fee for Nonresidential Projects - Pages: 8-9 - Sponsors: Avalos - Vote 1: amendment - Action: sportation Sustainability Fee to Hospitals and Health Services; amending Section 401 to add definitions reflecting these changes; amending Section 406 to clarify affordable housing and homeless shelter exemptions from the Transportation Sustainability Fee; making conforming amendments to the Area Plan fees in Planning Code, Article 4; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including general findings, findings of public necessity, convenience and welfare, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Duplicated from File No. 151121. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, to raise the Transportation Sustainability Fee (TSF) from $2.00 to $21.04 for non-residential square footage over 99,999; and require non-residential projects that submitted an application before July 21, 2015, but have not received final approval, pay 50% of the difference between the TSF and the Transportation Impact Development Fee. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Kim, Mar, Yee, Peskin - Noes: Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener - Vote 2: amendment - Action: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to increase the Transportation Sustainability Fee for Non-residential projects larger than 99,999 gross square feet, and to require Non-residential or Production, Distribution and Repair (PDR) projects that filed development or environmental applications on or before July 21, 2015, but that have not yet received approvals, to pay the Transportation Sustainability Fee with a partial refund; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including general findings, findings of public necessity, convenience and welfare, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Ordinance be RE-REFERRED AS AMENDED to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Kim, Mar, Yee, Peskin - Noes: Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener ### File 150817: Administrative Code - Prevailing Wage, Apprenticeship, and Local Hire for City Property Sold for Housing Development or Leased by the City - Pages: 9 - Sponsors: Cohen; Farrell and Avalos - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 150817 [Administrative Code - Prevailing Wage, Apprenticeship, and Local Hire for City Property Sold for Housing Development or Leased by the City] Sponsors: Cohen; Farrell and Avalos Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require inclusion of prevailing wage, apprenticeship, and local hiring requirements in the sale of City-owned property for the development of housing or where the City is a landlord, and to require inclusion of prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements where the City is a tenant; and authorizing the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement and Office of Economic and Workforce Development to enforce such provisions to the extent not already authorized. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Avalos requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee, Peskin ### File 151078: Accept and Expend Grant - California Career Pathways Trust - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - $1,056,976 - Pages: 9 - Sponsors: Tang - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 151078 [Accept and Expend Grant - California Career Pathways Trust - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - $1,056,976] Sponsor: Tang Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,056,976 from the California Department of Education through the City College of San Francisco for the California Career Pathways Trust Implementation Grant for the period of June 1, 2015, through June 30, 2017; and amending Ordinance No. 129-15 (Annual Salary Ordinance FYs 2015-2017) to provide for the creation of two Class 9774 Senior Community Development Specialist I grant-funded positions (0.67 FTE each) in the Office of Economic and Workforce Development. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee, Peskin ### File 151176: Appropriation - Loan from Hetch Hetchy Power Enterprise’s Fund Balance to Community Choice Aggregation Program, and Payment Terms - FY2015-2016 - $4,000,000 - Pages: 9-10 - Sponsors: Mayor; Breed and Mar - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 151176 [Appropriation - Loan from Hetch Hetchy Power Enterprise’s Fund Balance to Community Choice Aggregation Program, and Payment Terms - FY2015-2016 - $4,000,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Breed and Mar Ordinance appropriating $4,000,000 from the FY2015-2016 Hetch Hetchy Power Enterprise’s fund balance to provide working capital for the Community Choice Aggregation Program (CleanPowerSF); and amending the repayment term of the existing loan authorized by Ordinance No. 120-15, and establishing the term for repayment of the additional loan, at five years from date of program launch in 2016. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee, Peskin ## Extracted text ### [Page 8](https://sfbos.info/documents/312/2015-12-08-minutes#page-8) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/8/2015 151257 [Planning Code - Increasing Transportation Sustainability Fee for Nonresidential Projects] Sponsor: Avalos Ordinance amending the Planning Code by establishing a new citywide Transportation Sustainability Fee and suspending application of the existing Transit Impact Development Fee, with some exceptions, as long as the Transportation Sustainability Fee remains operative; applying the Transportation Sustainability Fee to Hospitals and Health Services; amending Section 401 to add definitions reflecting these changes; amending Section 406 to clarify affordable housing and homeless shelter exemptions from the Transportation Sustainability Fee; making conforming amendments to the Area Plan fees in Planning Code, Article 4; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including general findings, findings of public necessity, convenience and welfare, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Duplicated from File No. 151121. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, to raise the Transportation Sustainability Fee (TSF) from $2.00 to $21.04 for non-residential square footage over 99,999; and require non-residential projects that submitted an application before July 21, 2015, but have not received final approval, pay 50% of the difference between the TSF and the Transportation Impact Development Fee. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 7 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Kim, Mar, Yee, Peskin Noes: 4 - Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener Ordinance amending the Planning Code to increase the Transportation Sustainability Fee for Non-residential projects larger than 99,999 gross square feet, and to require Non-residential or Production, Distribution and Repair (PDR) projects that filed development or environmental applications on or before July 21, 2015, but that have not yet received approvals, to pay the Transportation Sustainability Fee with a partial refund; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including general findings, findings of public necessity, convenience and welfare, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Ordinance be RE-REFERRED AS AMENDED to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 7 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Kim, Mar, Yee, Peskin Noes: 4 - Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener City and County of San Francisco Page 857 Printed at 4:03 pm on 1/29/16 ### [Page 9](https://sfbos.info/documents/312/2015-12-08-minutes#page-9) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/8/2015 NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee 150817 [Administrative Code - Prevailing Wage, Apprenticeship, and Local Hire for City Property Sold for Housing Development or Leased by the City] Sponsors: Cohen; Farrell and Avalos Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require inclusion of prevailing wage, apprenticeship, and local hiring requirements in the sale of City-owned property for the development of housing or where the City is a landlord, and to require inclusion of prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements where the City is a tenant; and authorizing the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement and Office of Economic and Workforce Development to enforce such provisions to the extent not already authorized. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Avalos requested to be added as a co-sponsor. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee, Peskin 151078 [Accept and Expend Grant - California Career Pathways Trust - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - $1,056,976] Sponsor: Tang Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,056,976 from the California Department of Education through the City College of San Francisco for the California Career Pathways Trust Implementation Grant for the period of June 1, 2015, through June 30, 2017; and amending Ordinance No. 129-15 (Annual Salary Ordinance FYs 2015-2017) to provide for the creation of two Class 9774 Senior Community Development Specialist I grant-funded positions (0.67 FTE each) in the Office of Economic and Workforce Development. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee, Peskin 151176 [Appropriation - Loan from Hetch Hetchy Power Enterprise’s Fund Balance to Community Choice Aggregation Program, and Payment Terms - FY2015-2016 - $4,000,000] Sponsors: Mayor; Breed and Mar Ordinance appropriating $4,000,000 from the FY2015-2016 Hetch Hetchy Power Enterprise’s fund balance to provide working capital for the Community Choice Aggregation Program (CleanPowerSF); and amending the repayment term of the existing loan authorized by Ordinance No. 120-15, and establishing the term for repayment of the additional loan, at five years from date of program launch in 2016. (Fiscal Impact) PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee, Peskin City and County of San Francisco Page 858 Printed at 4:03 pm on 1/29/16