# Board of Supervisors Minutes: August 2, 2016 - Meeting date: 2016-08-02 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 36 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/378/2016-08-02-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=499841&GUID=C27AC421-6E33-4012-8106-DFAA0E04935C) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 160703: Settlement of Lawsuit - Muaadh Alawadhi and Suad Mahyoub - $156,250 - Pages: 5-6 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 160703 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Muaadh Alawadhi and Suad Mahyoub - $156,250] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Muaadh Alawadhi and Suad Mahyoub against the City and County of San Francisco for $156,250; the lawsuit was filed on January 7, 2015, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-15-543559; entitled Muaadh Alawadhi, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged medical negligence; other material terms of the settlement are co-defendant Regents of the University of California to pay $156,250. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 168-16 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Vote 2: other - Action: City and County of San Francisco Page 680 Printed at 10:15 am on 10/26/16 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 8/2/2016 Appointment of President Pro Tempore At the request of President Breed, Supervisor Wiener assumed the chair at 2:09 p.m. so the President could be excused from voting on File No. 160704. The President resumed the chair at 2:10 p.m. Supervisor Breed Excused from Voting Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Campos, moved that Supervisor Breed be excused from voting on File No. 160704. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Excused: Breed ### File 160704: Settlement of Lawsuit - Ricardo Palikiko-Garcia, Stanley Harris, and Keith Dwayne Richardson - $90,000 - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 160704 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Ricardo Palikiko-Garcia, Stanley Harris, and Keith Dwayne Richardson - $90,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ricardo Palikiko-Garcia, Stanley Harris, and Keith Dwayne Richardson against the City and County of San Francisco for $90,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 16, 2016, in United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C16-1305 JCS; entitled Ricardo Palikiko-Garcia, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of excessive force, cruel and unusual punishment, and egregious government conduct. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 169-16 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Excused: Breed ### File 160705: Settlement of Lawsuit - Blue Cross of California and Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company - City to Receive $6,250,000 and Future Payments - Pages: 6-7 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: acting on behalf of the People of the State of California, against Blue Cross of California dba Anthem Blue Cross, Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company (collectively, "Blue Cross") and Health Net of California for the payment by Blue Cross of $6,250,000 in restitution and civil penalties for under-reimbursing Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (“ZSFG”) for emergency medical care provided to Blue Cross’s insureds prior to July 1, 2015, and for the payment of additional amounts for such emergency medical care provided between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2019; the lawsuit was filed on May 24, 2011, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 11-511181; entitled People of the State of California v. Blue Cross of California, et al.; other material terms of said settlement are that Blue Cross and the City will enter into a prompt payment agreement under which Blue Cross agrees to pay and ZSFG agrees to accept certain specified rates for treatment provided by ZSFG to Blue Cross’s insureds for emergency medical services rendered from July 1, 2015, through at least June 30, 2019. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 170-16 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee ## Extracted text ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/378/2016-08-02-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 8/2/2016 Appointment of President Pro Tempore At the request of President Breed, Supervisor Wiener assumed the chair at 2:09 p.m. so the President could be excused from voting on File No. 160704. The President resumed the chair at 2:10 p.m. Supervisor Breed Excused from Voting Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Campos, moved that Supervisor Breed be excused from voting on File No. 160704. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee Excused: 1 - Breed 160704 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Ricardo Palikiko-Garcia, Stanley Harris, and Keith Dwayne Richardson - $90,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Ricardo Palikiko-Garcia, Stanley Harris, and Keith Dwayne Richardson against the City and County of San Francisco for $90,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 16, 2016, in United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C16-1305 JCS; entitled Ricardo Palikiko-Garcia, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of excessive force, cruel and unusual punishment, and egregious government conduct. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 169-16 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee Excused: 1 - Breed 160705 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Blue Cross of California and Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company - City to Receive $6,250,000 and Future Payments] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City Attorney, acting on behalf of the People of the State of California, against Blue Cross of California dba Anthem Blue Cross, Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company (collectively, "Blue Cross") and Health Net of California for the payment by Blue Cross of $6,250,000 in restitution and civil penalties for under-reimbursing Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center (“ZSFG”) for emergency medical care provided to Blue Cross’s insureds prior to July 1, 2015, and for the payment of additional amounts for such emergency medical care provided between July 1, 2015, and June 30, 2019; the lawsuit was filed on May 24, 2011, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. 11-511181; entitled People of the State of California v. Blue Cross of California, et al.; other material terms of said settlement are that Blue Cross and the City will enter into a prompt payment agreement under which Blue Cross agrees to pay and ZSFG agrees to accept certain specified rates for treatment provided by ZSFG to Blue Cross’s insureds for emergency medical services rendered from July 1, 2015, through at least June 30, 2019. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 170-16 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 681 Printed at 10:15 am on 10/26/16