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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, April 26, 2016 - 2:00 PM
Regular Meeting
LONDON BREED, PRESIDENT
JOHN AVALOS, DAVID CAMPOS, MALIA COHEN,
MARK FARRELL, JANE KIM, ERIC MAR, AARON PESKIN, 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, Yee, Kim, Wiener 1:00 PM
Budget and Finance Sub-Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Yee 10:00 AM
Government Audit and Oversight Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Peskin, Yee, Breed 9:30 AM
Land Use and Transportation Committee Monday
Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Peskin 1:30 PM
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee 2nd Thursday
Supervisors Kim, Avalos, Campos 2:30 PM
Rules Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Tang, Mar, 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 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, Reception Desk.
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committee.
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or Chair at the beginning of each item or public comment, excluding City representatives, except that public
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LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS: Language services are available in Spanish and Chinese at all regular and
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least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Additionally, requests for Board Committee
meetings must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. For more
information or to request services: Contact Peggy Nevin at (415) 554-5184.
所有常規及特別市參事委員會會議(Board meetings)除委員會會議(Committee meetings)之外,將予以
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AVISO EN ESPAÑOL: Los servicios de idiomas están disponibles en español y en chino en todas las reuniones
regulares y reuniones especiales de la Junta, excluyendo las reuniones de los Comités. Actualmente, el idioma
Filipino está disponible de ser requerido si se solicita por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión para ayudar a
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ser recibidas por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión con el fin de ayudar a garantizar su disponibilidad. Para
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PAUNAWA: Mayroong serbisyong pang-wika sa Espanyol at Intsik para sa lahat ng mga regular at espesyal na
pulong ng Board, pero wala para sa pulong ng mga Komite ng Board. Sa kasalukuyan, mayroong serbisyo sa
wikang Filipino na maaaring i-request sa minimum na di bababa sa 48 oras bago ang pulong upang matiyak na
matutugunan and inyong kahilingan. Dagdag pa, ang mga request para sa pulong ng Komite ng Board ay
kailangang matanggap sa minimum na di bababa sa 48 oras bago ang pulong upang matiyak ang pagkakaroon
nito. Para sa karagdagang impormasyon o para mag-request ng serbisyo pang-wika, tawagan lamang ang (415)
554-5184.
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
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large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact (415) 554-5184 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests
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Lobbyist Registration and Reporting Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be
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ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COMMUNICATIONS
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the March 22, 2016, Board Meeting Minutes.
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 7
Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Yee
1. 141118 [Building Code - Building Façade Inspection and Maintenance and
Establishing Fee]
Sponsors: Mayor; Farrell, Mar, Tang, Wiener, Breed and Yee
Ordinance amending the Building Code to require that 1) the façades of certain buildings
having five or more stories be inspected periodically by a licensed architect or engineer;
2) inspection reports be submitted to the owner and the Department of Building
Inspection according to an inspection and reporting schedule; 3) maintenance of the
façades be conducted in accordance with an Administrative Bulletin that is based on a
national standard; 4) establishing a fee to compensate the Department for review and
related evaluation processing; 5) making findings, including environmental findings, and
findings under the California Health and Safety Code; and 6) directing the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards
Commission upon final passage.
04/19/2016; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendations of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Yee, Breed
2. 160128 [Settlement of Lawsuits - California Department of Health Care Services - City
to Receive $928,763.44]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuits filed by the City and County of San
Francisco against the California Department of Health Care Services, et al., for
$928,763.44; the lawsuits were filed on July 24, 2007, and November 3, 2008, in San
Francisco Superior Court, Case Nos. CPF-07-507445 and CPF-08-508951; both
lawsuits are entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Sandra Shewry, Director of the
Department of Health Care Services, State of California, et al.; to compel respondents to
approve and pay Short Doyle Medi-Cal claims and implement an appeal procedure for
denied claims. (City Attorney)
04/19/2016; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
3. 160130 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Roque and Sonia Ballesteros - $79,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Roque and Sonia Ballesteros
against the City and County of San Francisco for $79,000; the lawsuit was filed on
December 31, 2015, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 15-549684;
entitled Roque Ballesteros, et al. v. City of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney)
04/19/2016; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
4. 160241 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Kuiana Taylor - $49,999]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Kuiana Taylor against the City
and County of San Francisco for $49,999; the lawsuit was filed on August 6, 2014, in
United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 14-cv-03555
CRB; entitled Kuiana Taylor v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an
employment dispute. (City Attorney)
04/19/2016; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendation of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Peskin
5. 140886 [Jerry Garcia Commemorative Plaques - Mission Street at Harrington and
Amazon Streets]
Sponsors: Avalos; Cohen, Mar and Campos
Ordinance commemorating the Mission Street sidewalk in two locations near Harrington
Street and near Amazon Street under Public Works Code, Sections 789 et seq., the
Commemorative Street Plaque Ordinance, in honor of the childhood homes of Jerry
Garcia, waiving permit and inspection fees for plaque installation, and directing official
acts in furtherance of this Ordinance.
04/19/2016; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Tang, Mar, Cohen
6. 160339 [Appointment, Bicycle Advisory Committee - Mary Kay Chin]
Motion appointing Mary Kay Chin, term ending November 19, 2016, to the Bicycle
Advisory Committee. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
7. 160341 [Reappointment, Commission on Aging Advisory Council - Diane Lawrence]
Motion reappointing Diane Lawrence, term ending March 31, 2018, to the Commission
on Aging Advisory Council. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
From the Board
8. 160150 [Redevelopment Plan Amendment - Transbay Redevelopment Project Area -
Zone One]
Sponsors: Mayor; Kim
Ordinance approving an amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Transbay
Redevelopment Project Area, to increase the maximum height limit from 300 feet to 400
feet on Block 1 (Assessor’s Block No. 3740, Lot Nos. 027, 029, 030, 031, and 032)
within Zone One of the Transbay Redevelopment Project Area; and making
environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, and findings of
consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code,
Section 101.1.
04/12/2016; CONTINUED.
04/19/2016; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
04/19/2016; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Yee, Wiener
9. 160152 [Appropriation - Office of Small Business in the Mayor’s Office of Economic
and Workforce Development - $306,250 from the General Reserve -
FY2015-2016]
Sponsors: Campos; Peskin
Ordinance appropriating $306,250 from the General Reserve for grants and related
administrative costs for the Legacy Business Registry and Historic Preservation Fund in
the Office of Small Business in the Mayor’s Office of Economic and Workforce
Development in FY2015-2016.
(Fiscal Impact)
04/19/2016; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Referred Without Recommendation from the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Yee
10. 160091 [Industrial Lease Agreement - Tanforan Industrial Park, LLC - Bus Operator
Training Courses - $2,480,304 Initial Annual Base Rent]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to
execute an Industrial Lease Agreement with Tanforan Industrial Park, LLC, for
approximately 7.3 acres of space located at 30 Tanforan Avenue, South San Francisco,
to be used for SFMTA bus operator training courses for a nine year and five month term
estimated to be from October 1, 2016, through February 28, 2026, with an initial annual
base rent of $2,480,304 and annual 2% rent increases; the Lease includes a purchase
option, right of first refusal, and an extension option. (Municipal Transportation Agency)
(Fiscal Impact)
03/15/2016; CONTINUED.
04/05/2016; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendation of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Peskin
11. 160154 [Green Building, Environment Codes - Better Roof Requirements for
Renewable Energy Facilities]
Sponsors: Wiener; Breed
Ordinance amending the Green Building Code and the Environment Code to establish
requirements for certain new building construction facilitating development of renewable
energy facilities; updating provisions of the Green Building requirements for City
buildings; setting an operative date of January 1, 2017; providing findings as to local
conditions pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code; directing the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors to transmit the ordinance to appropriate State officials; and
affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental
Quality Act.
04/19/2016; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
04/19/2016; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
04/19/2016; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Tang, Yee
12. 151279 [Administrative Code - Sanctions for Non-Willful Violations of County Adult
Assistance Programs Rules, and Creating Rental Assistance Pilot Project]
Sponsor: Farrell
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to codify the process for imposing
sanctions for non-willful failures to comply with County Adult Assistance Programs
(CAAP) program requirements and establish a three-year rental assistance pilot project
for CAAP participants who have been sanctioned as a result of non-willful failures to
comply with program requirements.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
13. 160121 [Changing Special Tax District - San Francisco Sustainable Financing -
Accessibility Access Financing]
Sponsor: Tang
Resolution making changes to City and County of San Francisco Special Tax District
No. 2009-1 (San Francisco Sustainable Financing) to amend the authorized financing
purposes to include accessibility access financing for persons with disabilities.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
14. 160218 [Annual Fundraising Drive - 2016]
Resolution designating those agencies qualified to participate in the 2016 Annual Joint
Fundraising Drive for officers and employees of the City and County of San Francisco.
(City Administrator)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
15. 160274 [Real Property Lease - 1030 Polk Associates LP - Tenant Improvements - 2000
Oakdale Avenue - $150,000 Rent in the Base Year - $2,700,000 Estimated
Tenant Improvements Cost]
Resolution authorizing the Director of Property, on behalf of San Francisco Public
Works, to execute a lease of 9,900 rentable square feet at 2000 Oakdale Avenue in San
Francisco at a base-year rent expense to City of $150,000 for an initial term of ten years
plus three five-year options to extend; and construction of tenant improvements costing
the City an estimated $2,700,000. (Public Works)
(Fiscal Impact.)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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16. 160275 [Contract Amendment - Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. - Insurance Broker and
Risk Management Consulting Services - $59,848,705]
Resolution authorizing the Director of Risk Management to enter into the Second
Amendment of a contract with Alliant Insurance Services, Inc., for Insurance Broker and
Risk Management Consulting Services, to increase the contract limit from $32,288,248
to $59,848,705 for the term of June 1, 2013, through July 30, 2018. (City Administrator)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
17. 160276 [Master Lease Amendment, Sublease Amendment - AMB Pier One LLC, Port -
Pier 1]
Resolution approving the Second Amendment to Lease No. L-12838 at Pier 1 with AMB
Pier One LLC, a California limited liability company, including an option to extend for an
additional fifteen-year term; and approving the First Amendment to the Port of San
Francisco sublease at Pier 1; each as approved by the Port Commission. (Port)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
18. 160299 [Contract Agreement - Skidata, Inc. - Replacement of Parking Access and
Revenue Control Systems at 22 Off-Street Parking Facilities - Not to Exceed
$19,848,007]
Sponsor: Farrell
Resolution authorizing the Director of Transportation of the San Francisco Municipal
Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to enter into a contract with Skidata, Inc., for the
equipment, software, and professional services required to install and maintain a new
parking access and revenue-control system at 22 off-street parking facilities, for a total
not to exceed $19,848,007 and a term to commence following Board approval through
June 30, 2029; and affirming the SFMTA determination under the California
Environmental Quality Act. (Municipal Transportation Agency)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
19. 160317 [Public Utilities Commission - Issuance Wastewater Revenue Bonds - Not to
Exceed $621,000,000]
Resolution approving the issuance of wastewater revenue bonds to be issued by the
Public Utilities Commission of the City and County of San Francisco in an aggregate
principal amount not to exceed $621,000,000 to finance and refinance capital projects
benefitting the Wastewater Enterprise pursuant to amendments to the Charter of the City
and County of San Francisco enacted by voters on November 5, 2002, as Proposition E;
affirming covenants contained in the indenture pursuant to which the wastewater
revenue bonds are issued; authorizing the taking of appropriate actions in connection
therewith; and related matters. (Public Utilities Commission)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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20. 160322 [Ground Lease Amendment - 1555 Turk Street - Laurel Gardens of Bethel
A.M.E. Church, L.P. - Up to $950,000 per Year, Including Mandatory $15,000
per Year Base Rent]
Sponsor: Breed
Resolution authorizing the execution and performance of an amendment to a Long-Term
Ground Lease of 99 years in length between the City and County of San Francisco and
Laurel Gardens of Bethel A.M.E. Church, L.P., a California limited partnership, for real
property located at 1555 Turk Street, in connection with the refinancing and
rehabilitation of 52 units of affordable housing for low and very low income individuals
and families, for an annual rent amount of up to $950,000 per year, including a
mandatory $15,000 per year base rent. (Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community
Development)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
21. 160325 [Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds - 510 Folsom Street (also known as
Transbay Block 9) - Not to Exceed $175,000,000]
Sponsor: Kim
Resolution declaring the intent of the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”) to
reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness;
authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development
(the “Director”) to submit an application and related documents to the California Debt
Limit Allocation Committee (“CDLAC”) to permit the issuance of tax exempt residential
rental housing bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $175,000,000 to
finance costs of the construction of 311 rental housing units to be located on the first 21
floors of a 42 story mixed use building to be constructed at 510 Folsom Street (also
known as Transbay Block 9), and related parking and other improvements (the
“Project”); authorizing and directing the Director to direct the Controller’s Office to hold in
trust an amount not to exceed $100,000 in accordance with CDLAC procedures;
authorizing the Director to certify to CDLAC that the City has on deposit the required
amount; authorizing the Director to pay an amount equal to such deposit to the State of
California if the City fails to issue the tax exempt residential rental housing bonds;
approving, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the
issuance and sale of tax exempt residential rental housing bonds by the City in an
aggregate principal amount not to exceed $175,000,000; authorizing and directing the
execution of any documents necessary to implement this Resolution, as defined herein;
and ratifying and approving any action heretofore taken in connection with the Project,
as defined herein, and the Application, as defined herein. (Mayor’s Office of Housing
and Community Development)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Peskin
22. 160104 [Police Code - Entertainment Commission Permit Procedures]
Sponsors: Wiener; Breed
Ordinance amending the Police Code to authorize the Director of the Entertainment
Commission to waive the filing fee for Loudspeaker Permits based on certain criteria,
replace a leafletting notice requirement to residents with a mailed notice requirement to
neighborhood organizations for Place of Entertainment Permit applications in
neighborhood-commercial or mixed residential districts, and authorize the Director of the
Entertainment Commission to extend the nine-month deadline for conditional grants of
Place of Entertainment and Limited Live Performance Permits.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
23. 160284 [Bi-Annual Housing Balance Report - March 2016]
Sponsor: Kim
Resolution receiving and approving the bi-annual Housing Balance Report dated March
31, 2016, submitted as required by Planning Code, Section 103.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Tang, Mar, Cohen
24. 160338 [Appointment, Shelter Monitoring Committee - Patrina Hall]
Motion appointing Patrina Hall, term ending November 23, 2016, to the Shelter
Monitoring Committee. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
25. 160342 [Appointments, Citizen's Committee on Community Development - Megan
Rohrer and Miquel Penn]
Motion appointing Megan Rohrer and reappointing Miquel Penn, terms ending February
23, 2018, to the Citizen's Committee on Community Development. (Rules Committee)
(Supervisor Mar dissented on the appointment of Megan Rohrer in Committee.)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
26. 160343 [Reappointments, In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority - Patricia
Webb, Patricia Wooley, Rita Semel, Judith Karshmer, Tatiana Kostanian, and
Melvin Beetle]
Motion reappointing Patricia Webb, Patricia Wooley, Rita Semel, Judith Karshmer,
Tatiana Kostanian, and Melvin Beetle, terms ending March 1, 2019, to the In-Home
Supportive Services Public Authority. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
The following items will be considered by the Land Use and Transportation Committee
at a Regular Meeting on Monday, April 25, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. The Chair intends to
request the Committee to send the following items to the Board as Committee Reports
on Tuesday, April 26, 2016.
27. 160253 [Health Code - Exempting The Humidor from Certain Provisions of the
Tobacco Sales Permit Ordinance]
Sponsor: Peskin
Ordinance exempting The Humidor, formerly located at 275 Battery Street, from four
prohibitions in the Tobacco Sales Permit Ordinance on the issuance of such a permit for
The Humidor’s new location at One Embarcadero Center: the prohibitions on issuing the
permit for a location within 500 feet of another permitted establishment, issuing the
permit in a Supervisorial District with 45 or more such permits, issuing the permit for a
location not previously occupied by a permitted establishment, and issuing the permit to
a tobacco shop.
04/12/2016; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
04/19/2016; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
04/19/2016; RE-REFERRED AS AMENDED to the Land Use and Transportation Committee.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
28. 160255 [Planning, Administrative Codes - Inclusionary Affordable Housing Fee and
Requirements; Preparation of Economic Feasibility Report; Establishing
Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee]
Sponsors: Kim; Peskin and Yee
Ordinance amending the Planning and Administrative Codes to increase the
Inclusionary Affordable Housing fee and other requirements; require the Controller to
prepare an economic feasibility report regarding the City’s inclusionary housing
requirements and make recommendations by July 31, 2016, and every three years
thereafter; and establish the Inclusionary Housing Technical Advisory Committee to
provide advice about the economic feasibility of proposals to set maximum economically
viable inclusionary housing requirements, and set forth the membership and duties of
the Advisory Committee; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the
California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of public convenience, necessity,
and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302; and making 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?
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29. 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.
30. 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 31 through 34
31. 160372 [Urging the California Attorney General to Investigate the Racist Text
Messages and Practices of the San Francisco Police Department]
Sponsors: Cohen; Kim, Yee, Mar and Campos
Resolution urging California Attorney General Kamala Harris initiate a civil-rights
investigation, pursuant to California Civil Code, Section 52.3, into the San Francisco
Police Department’s racist text messages and practices.
04/12/2016; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
04/19/2016; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
32. 160390 [Public Works Week - April 25-29, 2016]
Sponsors: Breed, Cohen, Avalos, Wiener, Farrell and Yee
Resolution commending the men and women of San Francisco Public Works and
declaring April 25 through April 29, 2016, as Public Works Week in San Francisco.
04/19/2016; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
33. 160391 [Opposing California State Senate Bill 1102 (McGuire) - Short-Term Rentals
and Collection of Transit Occupancy Taxes]
Sponsors: Campos; Peskin
Resolution urging the California State Legislature to oppose State Senate Bill 1102
(McGuire), which could thwart San Francisco's and other local jurisdictions' ability to
enforce regulation of short-term rentals and collect Transit Occupancy Taxes for
short-term rental units in the City and County of San Francisco.
04/19/2016; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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34. 160392 [KFOG DJ Appreciation Day - April 20, 2016]
Sponsor: Farrell
Resolution declaring April 20, 2016, KFOG DJ Appreciation Day in the City and County
of San Francisco.
04/19/2016; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
35. 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
160379 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - RBS Securities Inc. - $67,807.47]
Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by RBS Securities Inc.
against the City and County of San Francisco for $67,807.47; the claim involves a
payroll expense tax refund; claim was filed on May 29, 2015. (City Attorney)
04/12/2016; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
04/26/2016; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
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160389 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from April 11, 2016, through April 18, 2016, for
reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be ordered
filed by the Clerk on April 26, 2016.
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 the Office of the Controller, regarding its audit of Sankaku, Inc. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (1)
From Planning Department, submitting Market and Octavia Plan Monitoring Report,
2010-2014. Copy: Each Supervisor. (2)
From Department of Human Resources, submitting Administrative Code Chapter 12B
Waiver Request Form. Copy: Each Supervisor. (3)
From Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector, submitting the CCSF Monthly Pooled
Investment Report for March 2016. Copy: Each Supervisor. (4)
From West Area California Public Utilities Commission, regarding notification of filings
for various Verizon Small Cell facilities. Copy: Each Supervisor. (5)
From California Fish and Game Commission, submitting Notice of Proposed Changes in
Regulations relating to management of the California Spiny Lobster Fishery
Management Plan Implementing Regulations. Copy: Each Supervisor. (6)
From concerned citizens, regarding proposed Formula Retail Ban on Polk Street. 11
letters. File No. 160102. Copy: Each Supervisor. (7)
From concerned citizens, submitting signatures for a titled “Diego Sanchez: Petition in
Support of Whole Foods 365.” File No. 160102. Copy: Each Supervisor. (8)
From concerned citizen, regarding commuter shuttle busses. File No. 160118. Copy:
Each Supervisor. (9)
From concerned citizens, regarding 160 Folsom Street development. 3 letters. File No.
160150. Copy: Each Supervisor. (10)
From Donna Kelley, regarding proposed Homeless Encampment
Relocation/Accommodation Policy Legislation. File No. 160278. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (11)
From concerned organizations, regarding nomination of Suzy Loftus to Police
Commission. 2 letters. File No. 160304. Copy: Each Supervisor. (12)
From Mark Rennie, regarding application for ABC Type 48 license at 177 Eddy. File No.
160356. (13)
From Real Estate Division, regarding payoff of loan to the San Francisco LGBT
Community Center. Coy: Each Supervisor. (14)
From concerned citizens, submitting signatures for petition titled “Stop SFMTA (San
Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency)." 4,203rd signer. Copy: Each Supervisor.
(15)
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From Library Users Association, regarding proposed fees at the Public Library. Copy:
Each Supervisor. (16)
ADJOURNMENT
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