# Board of Supervisors Minutes: December 13, 2016 - Meeting date: 2016-12-13 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 43 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/406/2016-12-13-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=520840&GUID=2B3E2B31-3533-434F-8A13-CB8A76194DEB) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 161328: Commending Supervisor Eric Mar - Pages: 34-35 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 161328 [Commending Supervisor Eric Mar] Sponsor: Board of Supervisors Resolution commending and honoring Supervisor Eric Mar for his distinguished service as a Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Resolution No. 509-16 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee ### File 161341: Paul Guisto Day - January 1, 2017 - Pages: 35-36 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 161341 [Paul Guisto Day - January 1, 2017] Sponsor: Avalos Resolution declaring January 1, 2017, to be Paul Guisto Day in the City and County of San Francisco in appreciation for his contributions to the Excelsior and the San Francisco community, and 70 years of Giusto Service. President Breed inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to Paul Guisto Day as referenced in File No. 161341. There were no speakers. The President declared public comment closed. Resolution No. 550-16 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee - Vote 2: other - Action: Vacant: 1 - District 8 City and County of San Francisco Page 1048 Printed at 2:31 pm on 1/27/17 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/13/2016 [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." Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved ADOPTION of the serious injury finding. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee - Vote 3: other - Action: Vacant: 1 - District 8 [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. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved ADOPTION of the Brown Act finding. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee ### File 161342: Promoting Safety and Minimizing Displacement of Unauthorized Live/Work Spaces and Entertainment Venues - Pages: 36-37 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: nd identify resources to help property owners fund safety improvements and legalization. President Breed inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to promoting safety and minimizing displacement of unauthorized live/work spaces and entertainment venues as referenced in File No. 161342. There were no speakers. The President declared public comment closed. Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 3, Lines 19-22, by changing the first RESOLVED clause from 'That the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco finds that unauthorized live/work spaces and entertainment venues that operate safely and responsibly are valuable and irreplaceable components of the City’s housing stock and artistic communities' to 'That the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco finds that communities formed in unauthorized live/work spaces and entertainment venues that operate safely and responsibly are valuable, and the loss of these spaces would adversely impact the City’s housing stock'. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee - Vote 2: adoption, likely final - Action: Vacant: 1 - District 8 Resolution No. 551-16 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee ## Extracted text ### [Page 35](https://sfbos.info/documents/406/2016-12-13-minutes#page-35) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/13/2016 IMPERATIVE AGENDA [Purely Commendatory Finding] Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely commendatory. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved ADOPTION of the commendatory finding. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee Vacant: 1 - District 8 [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. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved ADOPTION of the Brown Act finding. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee Vacant: 1 - District 8 161341 [Paul Guisto Day - January 1, 2017] Sponsor: Avalos Resolution declaring January 1, 2017, to be Paul Guisto Day in the City and County of San Francisco in appreciation for his contributions to the Excelsior and the San Francisco community, and 70 years of Giusto Service. President Breed inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to Paul Guisto Day as referenced in File No. 161341. There were no speakers. The President declared public comment closed. Resolution No. 550-16 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee Vacant: 1 - District 8 City and County of San Francisco Page 1048 Printed at 2:31 pm on 1/27/17 ### [Page 36](https://sfbos.info/documents/406/2016-12-13-minutes#page-36) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/13/2016 [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." Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved ADOPTION of the serious injury finding. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee Vacant: 1 - District 8 [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. Supervisor Avalos, seconded by Supervisor Farrell, moved ADOPTION of the Brown Act finding. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee Vacant: 1 - District 8 161342 [Promoting Safety and Minimizing Displacement of Unauthorized Live/Work Spaces and Entertainment Venues] Sponsor: Avalos Resolution finding that unauthorized live/work spaces and entertainment venues are valuable and irreplaceable components of the City’s housing stock and artistic communities; and urging various City departments to address safety issues in these unauthorized spaces, develop a legalization process that minimizes displacement, and identify resources to help property owners fund safety improvements and legalization. President Breed inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to promoting safety and minimizing displacement of unauthorized live/work spaces and entertainment venues as referenced in File No. 161342. There were no speakers. The President declared public comment closed. Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 3, Lines 19-22, by changing the first RESOLVED clause from 'That the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco finds that unauthorized live/work spaces and entertainment venues that operate safely and responsibly are valuable and irreplaceable components of the City’s housing stock and artistic communities' to 'That the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco finds that communities formed in unauthorized live/work spaces and entertainment venues that operate safely and responsibly are valuable, and the loss of these spaces would adversely impact the City’s housing stock'. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee Vacant: 1 - District 8 Resolution No. 551-16 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Peskin, Tang, Yee Vacant: 1 - District 8 City and County of San Francisco Page 1049 Printed at 2:31 pm on 1/27/17