# Board of Supervisors Minutes: May 9, 2017 - Meeting date: 2017-05-09 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 28 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/438/2017-05-09-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=547009&GUID=381C6FCC-2906-4B0B-A80F-541A767A8088) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 170355: Central Market Community Benefit District - Annual Report for Calendar Year 2015 - Pages: 11-12 - Sponsors: Kim - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 170355 [Central Market Community Benefit District - Annual Report for Calendar Year 2015] Sponsor: Kim Resolution receiving and approving an annual report for the Central Market Community Benefit District for calendar year 2015, submitted as required by the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994 (California Streets and Highways Code, Sections 36600, et seq.), Section 36650, and the District’s management agreement with the City, Section 3.4. Resolution No. 170-17 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee ### File 161014: Planning Code - Exempting Certain Historic Landmarks from Requirement to Obtain Conditional Use and Replace Production, Distribution, and Repair, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities Uses - Pages: 12 - Sponsors: Kim - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 161014 [Planning Code - Exempting Certain Historic Landmarks from Requirement to Obtain Conditional Use and Replace Production, Distribution, and Repair, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities Uses] Sponsor: Kim Ordinance amending Planning Code, Section 202.8 to exempt certain designated historic landmarks from obtaining conditional use authorization to remove certain Production, Distribution, and Repair, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities Uses, and providing replacement space for such uses; 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. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee ### File 170156: Planning Code, Zoning Map - Production, Distribution, and Repair Controls; Eliminating the Transit-Oriented Retail Special Use District, and Correcting Height Limits in the UMU District - Pages: 12 - Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 170156 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - Production, Distribution, and Repair Controls; Eliminating the Transit-Oriented Retail Special Use District, and Correcting Height Limits in the UMU District] Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to prohibit Gym and Massage uses in the Production, Distribution, and Repair (PDR) zoning districts, eliminate the Transit-Oriented Retail Special Use District, which includes all parcels in PDR districts along 16th Street from Mission Street to Potrero Avenue, and correct the height limits on certain parcels in the Urban Mixed Use (UMU) District to allow for groundfloor PDR uses; affirming the Planning Commission’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 necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee ### File 170460: Mayoral Appointment, Police Commission - Robert Hirsch - Pages: 12-13 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 170460 [Mayoral Appointment, Police Commission - Robert Hirsch] Motion approving the Mayor’s nomination for the appointment of Robert Hirsch to the Police Commission, for a term ending April 30, 2020. (Rules Committee) (Charter, Section 4.109, provides that this nomination is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board fails to act on the nomination within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk, then the nominee shall be deemed approved. Transmittal date: April 18, 2017.) (Supervisor Fewer dissented in committee.) Motion No. M17-070 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee - Noes: Fewer ### File 170501: Appointment, Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Gillian Gillett - Pages: 13 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 170501 [Appointment, Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Gillian Gillett] Motion appointing Gillian Gillett, for an indefinite term, to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M17-071 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee ## Extracted text ### [Page 12](https://sfbos.info/documents/438/2017-05-09-minutes#page-12) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/9/2017 Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 161014 [Planning Code - Exempting Certain Historic Landmarks from Requirement to Obtain Conditional Use and Replace Production, Distribution, and Repair, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities Uses] Sponsor: Kim Ordinance amending Planning Code, Section 202.8 to exempt certain designated historic landmarks from obtaining conditional use authorization to remove certain Production, Distribution, and Repair, Institutional Community, and Arts Activities Uses, and providing replacement space for such uses; 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. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee 170156 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - Production, Distribution, and Repair Controls; Eliminating the Transit-Oriented Retail Special Use District, and Correcting Height Limits in the UMU District] Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to prohibit Gym and Massage uses in the Production, Distribution, and Repair (PDR) zoning districts, eliminate the Transit-Oriented Retail Special Use District, which includes all parcels in PDR districts along 16th Street from Mission Street to Potrero Avenue, and correct the height limits on certain parcels in the Urban Mixed Use (UMU) District to allow for groundfloor PDR uses; affirming the Planning Commission’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 necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. PASSED, ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee Recommendations of the Rules Committee 170460 [Mayoral Appointment, Police Commission - Robert Hirsch] Motion approving the Mayor’s nomination for the appointment of Robert Hirsch to the Police Commission, for a term ending April 30, 2020. (Rules Committee) (Charter, Section 4.109, provides that this nomination is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board fails to act on the nomination within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk, then the nominee shall be deemed approved. Transmittal date: April 18, 2017.) (Supervisor Fewer dissented in committee.) Motion No. M17-070 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee Noes: 1 - Fewer City and County of San Francisco Page 355 Printed at 1:48 pm on 6/26/17 ### [Page 13](https://sfbos.info/documents/438/2017-05-09-minutes#page-13) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 5/9/2017 170501 [Appointment, Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Gillian Gillett] Motion appointing Gillian Gillett, for an indefinite term, to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M17-071 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations Supervisor Yee, seconded by Supervisor Cohen, moved to suspend Rule 5.36 of the Rules of Order of the Board of Supervisors to grant privilege of the floor to the following guests. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Breed, Cohen, Farrell, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Tang, Yee ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH President Breed opened the special commendation period and Supervisor Yee provided opening remarks regarding Asian Pacific American Heritage Month; Claudine Cheng presented additional information and shared in the commendations. Supervisors introduced, welcomed, and presented Certificates of Honor to individuals in recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, their accomplishments, and their continued community support as referenced below: Supervisor Yee recognized Sophia Cheng (Peek-a-Boo Factory); Supervisor Peskin recognized Bill Sugaya, former Planning Commissioner; Supervisor Breed recognized Rodney Chin, Executive Director (Buchanan YMCA); Supervisor Cohen recognized Michael Panglinan (Filipino American Democratic Club); Supervisor Fewer recognized Community Youth Center’s Community Engagement Program, presented by Supervisor Kim on her behalf; Supervisor Ronen recognized Qing Zhi Deng, Member Leader (Community Tenants Association); Supervisor Safai recognized Al Perez, Entertainment Commissioner; Supervisor Farrell recognized Belinda Leong (B. Patisserie); Supervisor Tang recognized Dorena Lee, Teacher (Wah Mei School); Supervisor Kim recognized Siu Han Cheung, Community Leader (Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation, Tenderloin Chinese Association, and Tenderloin People’s Congress); and Supervisor Sheehy recognized Lance Toma (API Wellness). Appointment of President Pro Tempore At the request of President Breed, Supervisor Cohen assumed the chair at 3:17 p.m. The President resumed the chair at 3:23 p.m. City and County of San Francisco Page 356 Printed at 1:48 pm on 6/26/17