# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 27, 2016 - Meeting date: 2016-09-27 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 23 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/388/2016-09-27-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=506689&GUID=4DA295BA-18B1-492B-AB76-4448C271802D) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 160784: Settlement of Lawsuit and Supplemental Appropriation - Allied Insurance Company - $60,000 - Pages: 9-10 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 160784 [Settlement of Lawsuit and Supplemental Appropriation - Allied Insurance Company - $60,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Allied Insurance Company against the City and County of San Francisco for $60,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 22, 2015, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-15-543789; entitled Allied Insurance Company v. The City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged property damage arising from flooding; and appropriating $60,000 from the Water Enterprise fund balance for such purpose. (City Attorney) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Excused: Avalos ### File 160785: Settlement of Lawsuit and Supplemental Appropriation - Raymond Kruse and Ashley Kruse - $325,000 - Pages: 10 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 160785 [Settlement of Lawsuit and Supplemental Appropriation - Raymond Kruse and Ashley Kruse - $325,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Raymond Kruse and Ashley Kruse against the City and County of San Francisco for $325,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 17, 2014, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-14-541704; entitled Raymond Kruse, et al. v. Precision Engineering, Inc., et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged property damage arising from flooding; and appropriating $325,000 from the Water Enterprise fund balance for such purpose. (City Attorney) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Excused: Avalos ### File 160616: Board Response - Civil Grand Jury - Into the Open: Opportunities for More Timely and Transparent Investigations of Fatal San Francisco Police Department Officer-Involved Shootings - Pages: 10 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 160616 [Board Response - Civil Grand Jury - Into the Open: Opportunities for More Timely and Transparent Investigations of Fatal San Francisco Police Department Officer-Involved Shootings] Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2015-2016 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Into the Open: Opportunities for More Timely and Transparent Investigations of Fatal San Francisco Police Department Officer-Involved Shootings;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. (Government Audit and Oversight Committee) Resolution No. 418-16 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Excused: Avalos ### File 160618: Board Response - Civil Grand Jury - San Francisco Homeless Health and Housing: A Crisis Unfolding on Our Streets - Pages: 10-11 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 160618 [Board Response - Civil Grand Jury - San Francisco Homeless Health and Housing: A Crisis Unfolding on Our Streets] Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2015-2016 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “San Francisco Homeless Health and Housing: A Crisis Unfolding on Our Streets;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. (Government Audit and Oversight Committee) Resolution No. 419-16 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Excused: Avalos ### File 160321: Planning Code - Housing Balance Report - Pages: 11 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 160321 [Planning Code - Housing Balance Report] Sponsors: Kim; Mar Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require inclusion in the Housing Balance Report data about the withdrawal of housing units from the rental market by all means, including owner move-ins; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Excused: Avalos ### File 160183: Urging the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to Expand Public Access to the Peninsula Watershed Lands - Pages: 11-12 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 160183 [Urging the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to Expand Public Access to the Peninsula Watershed Lands] Sponsors: Avalos; Wiener Resolution urging the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to provide enhanced public access to existing roads and trails in the Peninsula Watershed Lands consistent with the goals of protecting the water supply and the environmental quality of the area. (Supervisor Peskin dissented in committee.) Supervisor Campos requested to be removed as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Yee, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of October 4, 2016. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee - Excused: Avalos ## Extracted text ### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/388/2016-09-27-minutes#page-10) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/27/2016 160785 [Settlement of Lawsuit and Supplemental Appropriation - Raymond Kruse and Ashley Kruse - $325,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Raymond Kruse and Ashley Kruse against the City and County of San Francisco for $325,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 17, 2014, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-14-541704; entitled Raymond Kruse, et al. v. Precision Engineering, Inc., et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged property damage arising from flooding; and appropriating $325,000 from the Water Enterprise fund balance for such purpose. (City Attorney) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee Excused: 1 - Avalos President Breed requested File Nos. 160616 and 160618 be called together. 160616 [Board Response - Civil Grand Jury - Into the Open: Opportunities for More Timely and Transparent Investigations of Fatal San Francisco Police Department Officer-Involved Shootings] Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2015-2016 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Into the Open: Opportunities for More Timely and Transparent Investigations of Fatal San Francisco Police Department Officer-Involved Shootings;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. (Government Audit and Oversight Committee) Resolution No. 418-16 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee Excused: 1 - Avalos 160618 [Board Response - Civil Grand Jury - San Francisco Homeless Health and Housing: A Crisis Unfolding on Our Streets] Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2015-2016 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “San Francisco Homeless Health and Housing: A Crisis Unfolding on Our Streets;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. (Government Audit and Oversight Committee) Resolution No. 419-16 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee Excused: 1 - Avalos City and County of San Francisco Page 799 Printed at 12:19 pm on 12/2/16 ### [Page 11](https://sfbos.info/documents/388/2016-09-27-minutes#page-11) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/27/2016 Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 160321 [Planning Code - Housing Balance Report] Sponsors: Kim; Mar Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require inclusion in the Housing Balance Report data about the withdrawal of housing units from the rental market by all means, including owner move-ins; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee Excused: 1 - Avalos 160183 [Urging the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to Expand Public Access to the Peninsula Watershed Lands] Sponsors: Avalos; Wiener Resolution urging the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to provide enhanced public access to existing roads and trails in the Peninsula Watershed Lands consistent with the goals of protecting the water supply and the environmental quality of the area. (Supervisor Peskin dissented in committee.) Supervisor Campos requested to be removed as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Yee, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of October 4, 2016. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Wiener, Yee Excused: 1 - Avalos City and County of San Francisco Page 800 Printed at 12:19 pm on 12/2/16