# Board of Supervisors Minutes: March 7, 2017

- Meeting date: 2017-03-07
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 22
- [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/422/2017-03-07-minutes)
- [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=537070&GUID=C69B0C1B-8777-4B58-89F5-D57C595164B1)

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## Structured legislative records

### File 170219: Recognizing Problem Gambling Awareness Month - March

- Pages: 19-20
- Sponsors: Yee; Safai, Kim and Fewer
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 170219 [Recognizing Problem Gambling Awareness Month - March] Sponsors: Yee; Safai, Kim and Fewer Resolution recognizing March as Problem Gambling Awareness Month in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Fewer requested to be added as a co-sponsor. ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee
  - Excused: Farrell, Kim, Peskin

### File 170239: Arbor Week - March 12, 2017, through March 18, 2017

- Pages: 20
- Sponsors: Peskin
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 170239 [Arbor Week - March 12, 2017, through March 18, 2017] Sponsor: Peskin Resolution declaring March 12, 2017, through March 18, 2017, as Arbor Week 2017 in the City and County of San Francisco. The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to Arbor Week 2017 as referenced in File No. 170239. There were no speakers. The President declared public comment closed. ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee
  - Excused: Farrell, Kim, Peskin

## Extracted text

### [Page 20](https://sfbos.info/documents/422/2017-03-07-minutes#page-20)

Board of Supervisors                              Meeting Minutes - Draft                                                 3/7/2017




IMPERATIVE AGENDA
            [Purely Commendatory Finding]
            Motion that the Board find that the resolution(s) being considered at this time are purely commendatory.
            Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Yee, moved ADOPTION of the commendatory finding.
            The motion carried by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 8 - Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee
                 Excused: 3 - Farrell, Kim, Peskin

            [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 Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Yee, moved ADOPTION of the Brown Act finding. The
            motion carried by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 8 - Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee
                 Excused: 3 - Farrell, Kim, Peskin


170239 [Arbor Week - March 12, 2017, through March 18, 2017]
            Sponsor: Peskin
            Resolution declaring March 12, 2017, through March 18, 2017, as Arbor Week 2017 in the City
            and County of San Francisco.
            The President inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board
            relating to Arbor Week 2017 as referenced in File No. 170239. There were no speakers. The
            President declared public comment closed.
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 8 - Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee
                 Excused: 3 - Farrell, Kim, Peskin



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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