# Board of Supervisors Minutes: July 19, 2016 - Meeting date: 2016-07-19 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 46 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/363/2016-07-19-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=499753&GUID=89E40960-50AB-407A-9170-A21956C2E116) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 160582: Charter Amendment - City Responsibility for Maintaining Street Trees - Pages: 14-15 - Sponsors: Avalos; Mar - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 160582 [Charter Amendment - City Responsibility for Maintaining Street Trees] Sponsors: Avalos; Mar Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to transfer responsibility for the maintenance of street trees from abutting property owners to the City; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Mar, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 26, 2016. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee ### File 160585: Charter Amendment - Dignity Fund - Pages: 15 - Sponsors: Cohen; Mar, Yee, Avalos, Campos, Breed and Kim - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 160585 [Charter Amendment - Dignity Fund] Sponsors: Cohen; Mar, Yee, Avalos, Campos, Breed and Kim Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to: 1) establish the Dignity Fund to support Seniors and Adults with Disabilities; 2) require an annual contribution by the City to the Fund including an annual baseline amount of $38 million, increasing by $6 million for fiscal year 2017-2018, and increasing by $3 million a year for the next 9 years until fiscal year 2026-2027, and continuing at that amount, adjusted annually for changes in aggregate discretionary City revenues, for the next 10 years until fiscal year 2036-2037; 3) establish a planning process for expenditures from the Fund; 4) create an Oversight and Advisory Committee; 5) set an expiration date of June 30, 2037; and, 6) change the “Commission on Aging” to the “Aging and Adult Services Commission” and update its responsibilities, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. (Supervisor Tang dissented in committee.) ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Wiener, Yee - Noes: Peskin, Tang - Vote 2: continuance - Action: After File No. 160586 was called, Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Campos, moved that this Charter Amendment be continued and considered later in this meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Yee - Noes: Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener ### File 160586: Charter Amendment - Department of Police Accountability - Pages: 15-16 - Sponsors: Cohen; Breed - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 160586 [Charter Amendment - Department of Police Accountability] Sponsors: Cohen; Breed Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to: re-name the Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC) as the Department of Police Accountability (DPA); give DPA direct authority over its proposed budget; and require DPA to conduct a performance audit every two years of how the Police Department has handled claims of officer misconduct and use of force, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. NOT ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener - Noes: Avalos, Campos, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Yee - Vote 2: rescission - Action: Supervisor Breed, seconded by Supervisor Tang, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Vote 3: continuance - Action: Supervisor Breed, seconded by Supervisor Tang, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 26, 2016. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Noes: Avalos, Campos, Mar ## Extracted text ### [Page 15](https://sfbos.info/documents/363/2016-07-19-minutes#page-15) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 7/19/2016 Recommendations of the Rules Committee 160585 [Charter Amendment - Dignity Fund] Sponsors: Cohen; Mar, Yee, Avalos, Campos, Breed and Kim Charter Amendment (Third Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to: 1) establish the Dignity Fund to support Seniors and Adults with Disabilities; 2) require an annual contribution by the City to the Fund including an annual baseline amount of $38 million, increasing by $6 million for fiscal year 2017-2018, and increasing by $3 million a year for the next 9 years until fiscal year 2026-2027, and continuing at that amount, adjusted annually for changes in aggregate discretionary City revenues, for the next 10 years until fiscal year 2036-2037; 3) establish a planning process for expenditures from the Fund; 4) create an Oversight and Advisory Committee; 5) set an expiration date of June 30, 2037; and, 6) change the “Commission on Aging” to the “Aging and Adult Services Commission” and update its responsibilities, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. (Supervisor Tang dissented in committee.) ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Wiener, Yee Noes: 2 - Peskin, Tang After File No. 160586 was called, Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Campos, moved that this Charter Amendment be continued and considered later in this meeting. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 6 - Avalos, Campos, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Yee Noes: 5 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener 160586 [Charter Amendment - Department of Police Accountability] Sponsors: Cohen; Breed Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to: re-name the Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC) as the Department of Police Accountability (DPA); give DPA direct authority over its proposed budget; and require DPA to conduct a performance audit every two years of how the Police Department has handled claims of officer misconduct and use of force, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016. NOT ORDERED SUBMITTED by the following vote: Ayes: 5 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Tang, Wiener Noes: 6 - Avalos, Campos, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Yee Supervisor Breed, seconded by Supervisor Tang, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee Supervisor Breed, seconded by Supervisor Tang, moved that this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of July 26, 2016. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 8 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee Noes: 3 - Avalos, Campos, Mar City and County of San Francisco Page 580 Printed at 10:04 am on 10/26/16