# Board of Supervisors Minutes: December 15, 2015 - Meeting date: 2015-12-15 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 34 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/314/2015-12-15-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=449767&GUID=EF01BC4E-4798-43DD-8EF9-CDCE6C866FF3) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 151191: Accept and Expend Grant - California Office of Traffic Safety - Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program - $290,704 - Pages: 12-13 - Sponsors: Farrell - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 151191 [Accept and Expend Grant - California Office of Traffic Safety - Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program - $290,704] Sponsor: Farrell Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $290,704 from the California Office of Traffic Safety for the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program for the grant period October 1, 2015, through September 30, 2016. Resolution No. 523-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 151196: Accept and Expend Grant-In-Place - San Francisco Parks Alliance - Noe Valley Town Square - $450,000 - Pages: 13 - Sponsors: Wiener; Farrell and Mar - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 151196 [Accept and Expend Grant-In-Place - San Francisco Parks Alliance - Noe Valley Town Square - $450,000] Sponsors: Wiener; Farrell and Mar Resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a Grant-in-Place, from the San Francisco Parks Alliance, of improvements to Noe Valley Town Square valued at $450,000. Supervisors Farrell and Mar requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 524-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 151215: Real Property Lease - 450 Toland Street - Four Fifty Toland, LLC - $735,600 per Year - Purchase and Sale Agreements - 555 Selby Street, and 1975 Galvez Avenue - Selby and Hudson Corporation, W.Y.L. Five Star Service Industries - $6,300,000 and $5,000,000 - Pages: 13 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: rizing the execution and acceptance of a Lease by and between the City and County of San Francisco and Four Fifty Toland, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, for the real property located at 450 Toland Street with an initial lease amount of $735,600 per year; the execution and acceptance of a Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between City and Selby and Hudson Corporation, a California corporation, for the real property located at 555 Selby Street for $6,300,000; the execution and acceptance of a Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between the City and W.Y.L. Five Star Service Industries, Inc., a California corporation, for the real property located at 1975 Galvez Avenue for $5,000,000; and finding the proposed transactions are in conformance with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public Utilities Commission) (Fiscal Impact) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to John Updike, Director (Real Estate Division), and Harvey Rose, Budget and Legislative Analyst (Office of the Budget and Legislative Analyst), who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Resolution No. 525-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 151232: Cooperative Agreement - State of California (Caltrans) - Van Ness Transit Improvement Project - Pages: 13-14 - Sponsors: Breed; Farrell and Mar - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 151232 [Cooperative Agreement - State of California (Caltrans) - Van Ness Transit Improvement Project] Sponsors: Breed; Farrell and Mar Resolution approving a Cooperative Agreement with the State of California (Caltrans) regarding construction support and funding of the Van Ness Transit Improvement Project; and making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 526-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Noes: Peskin ### File 151236: Contract Amendment - New Flyer of America, Inc. - Purchase of Low Floor Diesel-Hybrid Buses - Not to Exceed $412,270,421 - Pages: 14 - Sponsors: Wiener; Breed and Mar - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 151236 [Contract Amendment - New Flyer of America, Inc. - Purchase of Low Floor Diesel-Hybrid Buses - Not to Exceed $412,270,421] Sponsors: Wiener; Breed and Mar Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. CPT 713 (Procurement of 40-Ft and 60-Ft Low Floor Diesel Hybrid Coaches) with New Flyer of America Inc., to purchase an additional 152 standard and 113 articulated low floor diesel-hybrid buses, for an additional amount of $244,630,752 and a total contract amount not-to-exceed $412,270,421 subject to availability of funding, with no change to the term of the contract and the notice to proceed contingent on funding availability. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Mar requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 527-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 151124: Memorandum of Understanding - Amendment No. 8 to Firefighters, Local 798, Unit 1 - Pages: 14 - Sponsors: Mayor; Breed, Farrell and Cohen - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 151124 [Memorandum of Understanding - Amendment No. 8 to Firefighters, Local 798, Unit 1] Sponsors: Mayor; Breed, Farrell and Cohen Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment No. 8 to the 2007-2018 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Firefighters, Local 798, Unit 1, by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for FYs 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018. Supervisors Farrell and Cohen requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 150600: Follow-Up Board Response - Civil Grand Jury - Office of the Assessor-Recorder: Despite Progress, Still the Lowest Rated in the State - Pages: 14-15 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 150600 [Follow-Up Board Response - Civil Grand Jury - Office of the Assessor-Recorder: Despite Progress, Still the Lowest Rated in the State] Motion responding to the 2014-2015 Civil Grand Jury request to provide a status update on the Board of Supervisors’ response to the relevant recommendation issued in the 2014-2015 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled, “Office of the Assessor-Recorder, Still the Lowest Rated in the State.” (Government Audit and Oversight Committee) Supervisor Yee, seconded by Supervisor Mar, moved that this Motion be AMENDED to revise the 'MOVED' clause on Page 2, Lines 5-8, to read 'That Recommendation No. 2 has been implemented, for reasons as follows: the staffing analysis is currently underway and will be completed by the end of FY2015-2016. The Board requests that the Office of the Assessor-Recorder forward any updates to the Board of Supervisors throughout the fiscal year'. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Vote 2: approval, likely final - Action: Motion No. M15-181 APPROVED AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee ## Extracted text ### [Page 13](https://sfbos.info/documents/314/2015-12-15-minutes#page-13) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/15/2015 151196 [Accept and Expend Grant-In-Place - San Francisco Parks Alliance - Noe Valley Town Square - $450,000] Sponsors: Wiener; Farrell and Mar Resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a Grant-in-Place, from the San Francisco Parks Alliance, of improvements to Noe Valley Town Square valued at $450,000. Supervisors Farrell and Mar requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 524-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee 151215 [Real Property Lease - 450 Toland Street - Four Fifty Toland, LLC - $735,600 per Year - Purchase and Sale Agreements - 555 Selby Street, and 1975 Galvez Avenue - Selby and Hudson Corporation, W.Y.L. Five Star Service Industries - $6,300,000 and $5,000,000] Resolution authorizing the execution and acceptance of a Lease by and between the City and County of San Francisco and Four Fifty Toland, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, for the real property located at 450 Toland Street with an initial lease amount of $735,600 per year; the execution and acceptance of a Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between City and Selby and Hudson Corporation, a California corporation, for the real property located at 555 Selby Street for $6,300,000; the execution and acceptance of a Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between the City and W.Y.L. Five Star Service Industries, Inc., a California corporation, for the real property located at 1975 Galvez Avenue for $5,000,000; and finding the proposed transactions are in conformance with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public Utilities Commission) (Fiscal Impact) Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to John Updike, Director (Real Estate Division), and Harvey Rose, Budget and Legislative Analyst (Office of the Budget and Legislative Analyst), who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Resolution No. 525-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee 151232 [Cooperative Agreement - State of California (Caltrans) - Van Ness Transit Improvement Project] Sponsors: Breed; Farrell and Mar Resolution approving a Cooperative Agreement with the State of California (Caltrans) regarding construction support and funding of the Van Ness Transit Improvement Project; and making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 526-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Yee Noes: 1 - Peskin City and County of San Francisco Page 898 Printed at 4:07 pm on 1/29/16 ### [Page 14](https://sfbos.info/documents/314/2015-12-15-minutes#page-14) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/15/2015 151236 [Contract Amendment - New Flyer of America, Inc. - Purchase of Low Floor Diesel-Hybrid Buses - Not to Exceed $412,270,421] Sponsors: Wiener; Breed and Mar Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to Contract No. CPT 713 (Procurement of 40-Ft and 60-Ft Low Floor Diesel Hybrid Coaches) with New Flyer of America Inc., to purchase an additional 152 standard and 113 articulated low floor diesel-hybrid buses, for an additional amount of $244,630,752 and a total contract amount not-to-exceed $412,270,421 subject to availability of funding, with no change to the term of the contract and the notice to proceed contingent on funding availability. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisor Mar requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 527-15 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee Recommendations of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 151124 [Memorandum of Understanding - Amendment No. 8 to Firefighters, Local 798, Unit 1] Sponsors: Mayor; Breed, Farrell and Cohen Ordinance adopting and implementing Amendment No. 8 to the 2007-2018 Memorandum of Understanding between the City and County of San Francisco and the Firefighters, Local 798, Unit 1, by implementing specified terms and conditions of employment for FYs 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018. Supervisors Farrell and Cohen requested to be added as co-sponsors. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee 150600 [Follow-Up Board Response - Civil Grand Jury - Office of the Assessor-Recorder: Despite Progress, Still the Lowest Rated in the State] Motion responding to the 2014-2015 Civil Grand Jury request to provide a status update on the Board of Supervisors’ response to the relevant recommendation issued in the 2014-2015 Civil Grand Jury Report entitled, “Office of the Assessor-Recorder, Still the Lowest Rated in the State.” (Government Audit and Oversight Committee) Supervisor Yee, seconded by Supervisor Mar, moved that this Motion be AMENDED to revise the 'MOVED' clause on Page 2, Lines 5-8, to read 'That Recommendation No. 2 has been implemented, for reasons as follows: the staffing analysis is currently underway and will be completed by the end of FY2015-2016. The Board requests that the Office of the Assessor-Recorder forward any updates to the Board of Supervisors throughout the fiscal year'. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee Motion No. M15-181 APPROVED AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee President Breed recessed the meeting at 3:44 p.m. and reconvened at 3:47 p.m. City and County of San Francisco Page 899 Printed at 4:07 pm on 1/29/16