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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, October 25, 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 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
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These items will be available for review at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, Reception Desk.
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limit. If simultaneous interpretation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time
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AVISO EN ESPAÑOL: Los servicios de idiomas están disponibles en español y en chino en todas las reuniones
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garantizar su disponibilidad. Adicionalmente, las solicitudes para las Reuniones de los Comités de la Junta deben
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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
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554-5184.
Disability Access
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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
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War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove
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For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 67) or
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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
required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code, Section 2.100]
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Board of Supervisors Meeting Agenda Tuesday, October 25, 2016
ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COMMUNICATIONS
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the September 20, 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 3
Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Peskin
1. 160960 [Planning Code - Temporary Homeless Shelters in Certain Industrial and
Mixed-Use Districts]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow temporary Homeless Shelters in the
Production, Distribution, and Repair, the WSoMa Mixed Use-Office, and the
Service/Arts/Light Industrial zoning districts, subject to conditional use authorization;
affirming the Planning Commission’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.
10/18/2016; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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2. 160961 [Summary Street Vacation - 25th Street - Temporary Navigation Center for
Homeless Residents]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance ordering the summary street vacation of a portion of 25th Street, which is
generally bounded by Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 4241, Lot No. 002 to the north,
Seawall Lot 355 (portions of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 4298, Lot No. 002, Assessor’s
Parcel Block No. 4299, Lot No. 001, and Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 4300, Lot No.
001) to the south, Michigan Street to the west, and Seawall Lot 356 (Assessor’s Parcel
Block No.1399, Lot No. 000) to the east, to facilitate construction of a temporary
Navigation Center for homeless residents; authorizing the operation of a Navigation
Center on the vacated portion of 25th Street for more than two years pursuant to
Administrative Code, Section 106.3(b); affirming the Planning Department’s
determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the
actions contemplated in this Ordinance are consistent with the General Plan, and the
eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in
connection with this Ordinance.
10/18/2016; PASSED, ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendation of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Tang, Cohen
3. 161080 [Appointment, Bicycle Advisory Committee - Charles Deffarges]
Motion appointing Charles Deffarges, term ending November 19, 2018, or for the tenure
of the nominating Supervisor, whichever is shorter in duration, to the Bicycle Advisory
Committee. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Referred Without Recommendation from the Government Audit and Oversight
Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Yee, Breed
4. 160963 [Appropriation - General Reserve to Department of Emergency Management -
Earthquake Relief in Italy - $100,000]
Sponsor: Peskin
Ordinance appropriating $100,000 from the General Reserve to Department of
Emergency Management to provide relief to earthquake victims in Italy for
FY2016-2017.
10/18/2016; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Yee, Breed
5. 160749 [Administrative Code - Neighborhood Property Crime Units in Police
Department]
Sponsors: Yee; Campos
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to create Neighborhood Property Crime
Units at District stations in the Police Department.
10/18/2016; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
10/18/2016; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
6. 160789 [Administrative Code - Updating Job Classifications and Bargaining Units]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to reflect changes in job classifications in
bargaining units.
10/18/2016; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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7. 160980 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Compania Mexicana de Aviacion S.A. de C.V., doing
business as Mexicana Airlines - City to Receive $110,249.74]
Ordinance authorizing the settlement of the bankruptcy claim filed by the City and
County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, against
Compania Mexicana de Aviacion S.A. de C.V., doing business as Mexicana Airlines for
$110,249.74; the bankruptcy case was filed on August 2, 2010, In re Compania
Mexicana de Aviacion, S.A. de C.V., Case No. 10-14182, United States Bankruptcy
Court for the Southern District of New York; the City’s claim was filed on January 27,
2015. (City Attorney)
10/18/2016; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Tang, Yee
8. 160967 [Agreements - Motorola, Inc. - Public Safety Radio System Project; Partial
Financing - Total Amount Not to Exceed $76,000,000]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution authorizing the Department of Emergency Management and the Department
of Technology to enter into a Purchase and Installation Agreement, and a Maintenance
and Support Agreement for a Citywide 800 MHz Radio System with Motorola, Inc., for a
total amount not to exceed $76,000,000 with the term of the Purchase and Installation
Agreement to commence following Board approval through June 30, 2021, and the term
of the Maintenance and Support Agreement to commence following Board approval
through September 1, 2035; and to authorize the Director of the Office of Public Finance
to procure financing for a portion of the costs of the system through the State of
California Department of General Services Golden State Financial Marketplace Program
in an amount not to exceed $35,000,000; and determining other matters as defined
hererin.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
9. 160968 [Accept and Expend Grant - California Governor’s Office of Emergency
Services, Elder Abuse Program - $400,000]
Sponsor: Farrell
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and
expend a grant in the amount of $400,000 from the California Governor’s Office of
Emergency Services for the Elder Abuse Program for the grant period July 1, 2016,
through June 30, 2018. (District Attorney)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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10. 161035 [Resolution of Intention to Establish Infrastructure and Revitalization
Financing District No. 1 (Treasure Island)]
Sponsors: Mayor; Kim
Resolution of Intention to establish City and County of San Francisco Infrastructure and
Revitalization Financing District No. 1 (Treasure Island) and project areas therein to
finance the construction and/or acquisition of facilities on Treasure Island and Yerba
Buena Island; to provide for annexation; to call a public hearing on December 6, 2016, at
3:00 p.m. on the formation of the district and project areas therein, and to provide public
notice thereof; and determining other matters in connection therewith.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
11. 161036 [Authorizing the Director of the Office of Public Finance to Prepare an
Infrastructure Financing Plan - Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing
District No. 1 (Treasure Island)]
Sponsors: Mayor; Kim
Resolution authorizing and directing the Director of the Office of Public Finance, or
designee thereof, to prepare an infrastructure financing plan for City and County of San
Francisco Infrastructure Financing District No. 1 (Treasure Island) and project areas
therein; and determining other matters in connection therewith.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
12. 161037 [Resolution of Intention to Issue Bonds Related to Infrastructure and
Revitalization Financing District No. 1 (Treasure Island)]
Sponsors: Mayor; Kim
Resolution of intention to issue bonds for City and County of San Francisco
Infrastructure and Revitalization Financing District No. 1 (Treasure Island); and
determining other matters in connection therewith.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
13. 161038 [Resolution of Intention to Establish Community Facilities District No. 2016-1
(Treasure Island)]
Sponsors: Mayor; Kim
Resolution of Intention to establish City and County of San Francisco Community
Facilities District No. 2016-1 (Treasure Island), Improvement Area No. 1 and a Future
Annexation Area; to call a public hearing on December 6, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. on the
formation of the district, and to provide public notice thereof; and determining other
matters in connection therewith.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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14. 161039 [Resolution of Intention to Incur Bonded Indebtedness - Communities
Facilities District No. 2016-1 (Treasure Island) - Not to Exceed $5,000,000,000]
Sponsors: Mayor; Kim
Resolution of intention to incur bonded indebtedness and other debt in an amount not to
exceed $5,000,000,000 for the City and County of San Francisco Community Facilities
District No. 2016-1 (Treasure Island); and determining other matters in connection
therewith.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
15. 161040 [Communications Agreement - Bay Area Rapid Transit - Extend Commercial
Fiber and Cellular Infrastructure to San Francisco Municipal Transportation
Agency Underground System]
Sponsors: Breed; Tang
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to
execute a Communications Agreement with Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART)
allowing BART to negotiate license agreements with telecommunications carriers on
behalf of the SFMTA to extend BART’s existing underground commercial fiber and
cellular infrastructure to the SFMTA underground system for a 15-year term plus two
five-year options.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Wiener, Peskin
16. 160962 [Police Code - Limited Live Performance Permits - Union Street Neighborhood
Commercial District]
Sponsor: Farrell
Ordinance amending the Police Code to allow the Director of the Entertainment
Commission to extend from 10:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. the hours during which Live
Performances may be presented at Limited Live Performance Locales in the Union
Street Neighborhood Commercial District; and affirming the Planning Department’s
determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
17. 160965 [Planning, Green Building Codes - Better Roof Requirements, Including Living
Roofs]
Sponsor: Wiener
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Green Building Code to establish
requirements for certain new building construction facilitating development of renewable
energy facilities and living roofs; setting an operative date of January 1, 2017; providing
findings as to local conditions pursuant to the California Health and Safety Code;
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.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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18. 160989 [Interim Zoning Controls - Large Residential Projects in RH-1, RH-2, and RH-3
Zoning Districts]
Sponsor: Wiener
Resolution extending, for an additional six-month period, interim zoning controls in the
RH-1, RH-2, and RH-3 zoning districts within a perimeter established by Market Street,
Clayton Street, Ashbury Street, Clifford Terrace, Roosevelt Way, Museum Way, the
eastern property line of Assessor's Parcel Block No. 2620, Lot No. 063, the eastern
property line of Assessor's Parcel Block No. 2619, Lot No. 001A, and Douglass Street,
requiring Conditional Use authorization for: any residential development on a vacant
parcel that will result in total residential square footage exceeding 3,000 gross square
feet; any new residential development on a developed parcel that will increase the
existing gross square footage in excess of 3,000 square feet and by more than 75%
without increasing the existing legal unit count, or more than 100% if increasing the
existing legal unit count; and for any residential development that results in greater than
55% total lot coverage; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the
California Environmental Quality Act.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee
Present: Supervisors Kim, Avalos, Campos
19. 160210 [Liquor License - 644 Broadway Street]
Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type 64 general theatre license to Boxcar
Theatre, Inc. dba Boxcar Theatre, located at 644 Broadway Street (District 3), will serve
the public convenience or necessity of City and County of San Francisco in accordance
with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4, and recommending
that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the
issuance of the license. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
20. 160344 [Liquor License Transfer - 3499 Mission Street]
Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general license to Billy
Goat Liquor, LLC dba Billy Goat Liquor, LLC, located at 3499 Mission Street (District 9),
will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco,
in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4, and
recommending that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose
conditions on the issuance of the license. (Public Safety and Neighborhood Services
Committee)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Present: Supervisors Kim, Campos
21. 161023 [Portola as San Francisco’s Garden District - Supporting the Portola Green
Plan]
Sponsors: Campos; Avalos
Resolution recognizing the Portola neighborhood as San Francisco’s Garden District
and supporting the implementation of the Portola Green Plan.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Tang, Cohen
22. 160964 [Administrative Code - Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee]
Sponsor: Wiener
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to change the membership requirements
for the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee, and to establish a sunset date for the
Advisory Committee.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
23. 161058 [Reappointment, Cannabis State Legalization Task Force - Jennifer Garcia]
Motion appointing Jennifer Garcia (residency requirement waived), term ending August
31, 2017, to the Cannabis State Legalization Task Force. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
24. 161059 [Reappointments, Health Authority - Eddie Chan and Maria Luz Torre]
Motion reappointing Eddie Chan and Maria Luz Torre, terms ending January 15, 2019,
to the San Francisco Health Authority. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
25. 161061 [Appointments, Workforce Community Advisory Committee - Elizabeth
Jackson-Simpson, Debra Gore-Mann, and Villy Wang]
Motion appointing Elizabeth Jackson-Simpson, Debra Gore-Mann (residency
requirement waived), and Villy Wang, for two-year terms ending October 25, 2018, to
the Workforce Community Advisory Committee. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.
APPEAL PROCEDURES
Board Rule 4.18 provides that public hearings on appeals shall be scheduled for 3:00 p.m. If more than one
public hearing is scheduled, then the Clerk, in consultation with the President, may determine the order in which
the appeals will be scheduled. Second and later appeals may be scheduled at specified times later than 3:00
p.m. An appeal shall not be heard prior to its scheduled time on the calendar, and it may not be called until the
Board's consideration of appeals scheduled earlier on the calendar is completed. It is the policy of the Clerk of
the Board to schedule multiple appeals in the following order at 3:00 p.m:
1. Appeals where all parties have agreed to request a continuance or a tabling of the appeal.
2. Continued appeals from previous Board meetings (continued appeals will be listed in order of those closest
to deadlines for Board decision).
3. Appeals appearing on the calendar for the first time, in chronological order of receipt by the Clerk.
4. Multiple appeals appearing on the calendar may be staggered at times specific, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
5. Appeals involving participants who have ADA considerations may be set for specific times beginning at 3:00
p.m.
26. 161001 [Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption From Environmental Review
- Proposed Project at 1515 South Van Ness Avenue]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the determination of exemption from
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, issued as a
Community Plan Exemption by the Planning Department on July 12, 2016, and
approved by Planning Commission Motion No. 19727 on August 11, 2016, for the
proposed project located at 1515 South Van Ness Avenue, to allow demolition of an
existing building and new construction of a 55- to 65-foot-tall, five- to six-story
development with a total area of 180,277 square feet that includes 138,922 square feet
of residential uses for up to 157 dwelling units, 5,241 square feet of commercial space,
and a 32,473 square-foot garage for parking. (District 9) (Appellant: J. Scott Weaver, on
behalf of the Calle 24 Latino Cultural District Community Council) (Filed September 12,
2016). (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Hearing be HEARD AND FILED?
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, notice is hereby given: If you challenge the
above matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else
raised at the public hearing described above, or in written correspondence delivered to the
Board of Supervisors, (1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244; San Francisco, CA
94102-4689) at, or prior to, the public hearing.
(Only one of the following two Motions should be approved.)
27. 161002 [Affirming the Community Plan Exemption Determination for a Proposed
Project at 1515 South Van Ness Avenue]
Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that a proposed project
at 1515 South Van Ness Avenue is exempt from further environmental review under a
Community Plan Exemption. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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28. 161003 [Reversing the Community Plan Exemption Determination for a Proposed
Project at 1515 South Van Ness Avenue]
Motion reversing the determination by the Planning Department that a proposed project
at 1515 South Van Ness Avenue is exempt from further environmental review under a
Community Plan Exemption. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
29. 161004 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Community Plan Exemption
Determination for a Proposed Project at 1515 South Van Ness Avenue]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing a Community Plan
Exemption determination by the Planning Department that a proposed project at 1515
South Van Ness Avenue is exempt from further environmental review. (Clerk of the
Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 3:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
Filipino American History Month
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, October 24, 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, October 25, 2016.
30. 160424 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - Sign Regulations]
Sponsor: Peskin
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to correct and update provisions, delete
obsolete or redundant sections, amend the definitions of Historic Sign and Wind Sign,
reinstate the distinction between Historic and Vintage Signs, and further restrict the
areas where General Advertising Signs are permitted; amending the Zoning Map to
delete the Showplace Square Special Sign District, the South of Market General
Advertising Special Sign District, the Hamm’s Building Historic Special Sign District, and
the Candlestick Park Special Sign District, and to delete the related Code sections;
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.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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31. 160553 [Planning Code - Signs - Exemptions and General Advertising Sign Penalties]
Sponsor: Peskin
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to clarify that all noncommercial Signs are
exempt from regulation pursuant to Planning Code, Article 6; increase penalties for
repeat violations for the display of illegal General Advertising Signs; shorten the time
before penalties for General Advertising Sign violations begin to accrue; allow property
liens for such penalties that go unpaid; 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 a finding of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under
Planning Code, Section 302.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
32. 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.
33. 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 34 through 40
34. 161133 [Condemning Hate Speech Targeting Muslims]
Sponsors: Avalos; Kim, Farrell, Mar, Campos and Yee
Resolution condemning violence and hate speech, expressing solidarity with Muslims
and all those targeted for their ethnicity, race, or religion.
10/18/2016; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
35. 161135 [Supporting the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s Opposition to the Dakota Access
Pipeline]
Sponsors: Mar; Peskin, Campos, Avalos and Kim
Resolution supporting the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s opposition to the construction of
the Dakota Access Pipeline.
10/18/2016; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
36. 161102 [Final Map 8363 - 1 Henry Adams Street]
Motion approving Final Map 8363, a three vertical lot subdivision and a mixed-use
condominium project: Lot 1 containing up to 156 residential units, Lot 2 containing up to
85 residential units, and Lot 3 containing up to two commercial units condominium
project, located at 1 Henry Adams Street, being a subdivision of Assessor’s Parcel Block
No. 3911, Lot No. 001; and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan, and the
eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public Works)
10/13/2016; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
10/19/2016; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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37. 161103 [Final Map 8299 - 299 Fremont Street]
Motion approving Final Map 8299, a 409 residential and three commercial unit
mixed-use condominium project, located at 299 Fremont Street, being a subdivision of
Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3738, Lot No. 016; and adopting findings pursuant to the
General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public
Works)
10/13/2016; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
10/19/2016; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
38. 161104 [Final Map 8753 - 158-162A Linda Street]
Motion approving Final Map 8753, a six residential unit condominium project, located at
158-162A Linda Street, being a subdivision of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3597, Lot
No. 049; and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan, and the eight priority
policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public Works)
10/13/2016; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
10/19/2016; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
39. 161105 [Final Map 8499 - 338 Potrero Avenue]
Motion approving Final Map 8499, a 70 residential unit and a maximum of two
commercial unit, mixed-use condominium project, located at 338 Potrero Avenue, being
a subdivision of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3962, Lot No. 008; and adopting findings
pursuant to the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section
101.1. (Public Works)
10/17/2016; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
10/19/2016; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
40. 161106 [Final Map 8633 - 645 Texas Street]
Motion approving Final Map 8633, a one lot subdivision for a 91 residential unit and one
commercial unit mixed-use condominium project, located at 645 Texas Street, being a
subdivision of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 4102, Lot No. 026; and adopting findings
pursuant to the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section
101.1. (Public Works)
10/17/2016; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
10/19/2016; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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41. 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 ORDINANCES
161094 [Contract Amendment - Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. - Voting System - Not
to Exceed $21,980,691.25]
Ordinance authorizing the Department of Elections to enter into the Fourth Amendment
of an agreement with Dominion Voting Systems, Inc., to extend the term of the
agreement through December 31, 2018, increasing the total not-to-exceed amount by
$2,289,758 from $19,690,933.25 to $21,980,691.25.
10/17/2016; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
10/25/2016; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
161095 [Planning Code - 1493-1497 Potrero Avenue Zoning Map Amendments]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise Sectional Map HT08 of the Zoning
Map to rezone the height and bulk designation for 1493-1497 Potrero Avenue,
Assessor's Parcel Block No. 4277, Lot No. 016, from Open Space (OS) to 40-X;
affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental
Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority
policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and adopting findings of public convenience,
necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. (Planning Commission)
10/13/2016; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
10/25/2016; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Transportation Committee.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
161096 [Emergency Declaration - Airport Runways 19L and 19R Seawall Erosion -
Estimated Cost of Repairs Exceeds $250,000]
Resolution approving the Airport Director’s declaration of an emergency for seawall
erosion at the ends of Airport Runways 19L and 19R, estimated to cost more than
$250,000 to repair, pursuant to Administrative Code, Section 6.60(b). (Airport
Commission)
10/07/2016; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
10/25/2016; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
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161101 [Authorizing the Acquisition of a Lease by Eminent Domain - Central Shops
Relocation - 1975 Galvez Avenue]
Resolution authorizing the acquisition of a lease at the real property commonly known
as 1975 Galvez Avenue, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 5250, Lot No. 016, by eminent
domain for the public purpose of completing and constructing the Central Shops
Relocation; affirming the Planning Department’s Categorical Exemption 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. (Public
Utilities Commission)
10/17/2016; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
10/25/2016; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Board of Supervisors.
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161139 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from October 7, 2016, through October 17,
2016, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be
ordered filed by the Clerk on October 25, 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 Planning Department, submitting City’s Housing Balance Report, fourth installment
from July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2016. Copy: Each Supervisor. (1)
From Controller’s City Services Auditor Division, regarding Department of Public
Health’s compliance audit: Public Health’s employee separation process. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (2)
From Clerk of the Board, submitting response to Civil Grand Jury: Auto Burglary in San
Francisco. File No. 160612. Copy: Each Supervisor. (3)
From Clerk of the Board, submitting response to Civil Grand Jury: Maintenance
Budgeting and Accounting Challenges for General Fund Departments. File No. 160614.
Copy: Each Supervisor. (4)
From Clerk of the Board, submitting response to Civil Grand Jury: San Francisco’s
Crime Lab-Promoting Confidence and Building Credibility. File No. 160610. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (5)
From Clerk of the Board, submitting response to Civil Grand Jury: San Francisco
Building and Fire Safety Inspection: A Tale of Two Departments: Department of Building
Inspection and San Francisco Fire Department. File No. 160817. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (6)
From Clerk of the Board, submitting response to Civil Grand Jury: San Francisco
Homeless Health and Housing: A Crisis Unfolding on Our Streets. File No. 160618.
Copy: Each Supervisor. (7)
From Clerk of the Board, submitting response to Civil Grand Jury: Into the Open:
Opportunities for More Timely and Transparent Investigations of Fatal San Francisco
Police Department Officer-Involved Shootings. File No. 160616. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (8)
From Clerk of the Board, reporting that the following agencies have submitted 2016
Local Agency Biennial Conflict of Interest Code Review reports: (9)
Office of Citizen Complaints
Department of Building Inspection - amendment submitted
Office of Economic Workforce Development
Housing Authority
Public Health
Planning Department
Office of Treasurer and Tax Collector
Treasure Island Development Authority
San Francisco Workforce Investment Board
From Treasurer and Tax Collector, submitting City and County of San Francisco Monthly
Pooled Investment Report for September 2016. Copy: Each Supervisor. (10)
From Department of Public Health, submitting Grant Budget Revision for Hepatitis C
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Virus Testing. Copy: Each Supervisor. (11)
From Small Business Commission, regarding Administrative Code, Section 2A.242,
Legacy Business Registry and Administrative Code, Section 2A.243(b) Legacy Business
Registry Historical Preservation Fund. Copy: Each Supervisor. (12)
From Sidney Liebes, regarding public access to Crystal Springs Watershed. Copy:
Each Supervisor. (13)
From Jamey Frank, regarding Airbnb. Copy: Each Supervisor. (14)
From Treasure Island Development Authority, submitting Infrastructure Financing Plan
for Treasure Island, District No. 1. Copy: Each Supervisor. (15)
From Libby Noronha, regarding restricting short-term rentals to 60 days a year. File No.
161093. Copy: Each Supervisor. (16)
From concerned citizens, appointments to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of
Directors. File No. 160589. Copy: Each Supervisor. (17)
From Jeffrey Hiller, regarding round-the-clock construction on Rincon Hill. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (18)
From Dennis Hong, regarding the renaming of Central Subway Station. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (19)
From concerned citizens, submitting signatures for petition titled, ‘San Francisco Needs
a Better Plan.’ 406th signer. Copy: Each Supervisor. (20)
From concerned citizens, submitting signatures for petition titled, ‘Stop SFMTA.’ 4,338th
signer. Copy: Each Supervisor. (21)
From State Fish and Game Commission, submitting notice of proposed 90-Day
extension of emergency action regarding recreational razor clam fishery. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (22)
From West Area California Public Utilities Commission, submitting notice of various
Verizon Wireless facilities. Copy: Each Supervisor. (23)
From San Francisco Transit Riders, regarding Geary BRT Environment Impact Report.
Copy: Each Supervisor. (24)
From San Francisco Transit Riders, regarding congestion pricing of Transportation
Networking Companies. Copy: Each Supervisor. (25)
From Christine Harris, regarding rainfall and floods. Copy: Each Supervisor. (26)
From concerned citizens, regarding parcel taxes. (27)
From Charles Bonny, regarding San Francisco Police officers. (28)
From Valerie Raskin, regarding the 115 Telegraph Hill Project staging at Kearny and
Filbert proposal. Copy: Each Supervisor. (29)
ADJOURNMENT
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