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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, July 18, 2017 - 2:00 PM
Regular Meeting
LONDON BREED, PRESIDENT
MALIA COHEN, MARK FARRELL, SANDRA LEE FEWER, JANE KIM, AARON PESKIN,
HILLARY RONEN, AHSHA SAFAI, JEFF SHEEHY, KATY TANG, 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 Thursday
Supervisors Cohen, Yee, Tang, Kim, Sheehy 1:00 PM
Budget and Finance Federal Select Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Cohen, Sheehy, Fewer 1:05 PM
Budget and Finance Sub-Committee Thursday
Supervisors Cohen, Yee, Tang 10:00 AM
Government Audit and Oversight Committee 1st and 3rd Wednesday
Supervisors Kim, Peskin, Breed 10:00 AM
Land Use and Transportation Committee Monday
Supervisors Farrell, Peskin, Tang 1:30 PM
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Supervisors Ronen, Sheehy, Fewer 10:00 AM
Rules Committee 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Supervisors Safai, Fewer, Yee 1:00 PM
First-named Supervisor is Chair, Second-named Supervisor is Vice-Chair of the Committee.
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Agenda Item Information
Each item on the Consent or Regular agenda may include the following documents:
1) Legislation
2) Budget and Legislative Analyst report
3) Department or Agency cover letter and/or report
4) Public correspondence
These items will be available for review at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, Reception Desk.
Meeting Procedures
The Board of Supervisors is the legislative body of the City and County of San Francisco. The Board has several
standing committees where ordinances and resolutions are the subject of hearings at which members of the public
are urged to testify. The full Board does not hold a second public hearing on measures which have been heard in
committee.
Board procedures do not permit: 1) persons in the audience to vocally express support or opposition to statements
by Supervisors or by other persons testifying; 2) ringing and use of cell phones, pagers, and similar
sound-producing electronic devices; 3) bringing in or displaying signs in the meeting room; and 4) standing in the
meeting room.
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or Chair at the beginning of each item or public comment, excluding City representatives, except that public
speakers using interpretation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the public testimony time
limit. If simultaneous interpretation services are used, speakers will be governed by the public testimony time
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attend the meeting may submit to the City, by the time the proceedings begin, written comments regarding the
agenda items. These comments will be made a part of the official public record and shall be brought to the
attention of the Board of Supervisors. Written communications expected to be made a part of the official file
should be submitted to the Clerk of the Board or Clerk of a Committee: 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room
244, San Francisco, CA 94102. Communications which are not received prior to the hearing may be delivered to
the Clerk of the Board or Clerk of the Committee at the hearing and you are encouraged to bring enough copies for
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LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS: Language services are available in Spanish and Chinese at all regular and
special Board meetings, excluding Committee meetings. Currently, Filipino is available upon request if made at
least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. Additionally, requests for Board Committee
meetings must be received at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting to help ensure availability. For more
information or to request services: Contact Peggy Nevin at (415) 554-5184.
所有常規及特別市參事委員會會議(Board meetings)除委員會會議(Committee meetings)之外,將予以
提供西班牙文及中文的語言服務。 目前,菲律賓文將根據所收到的請求予以提供,但須在會議前最
少48小時作出請求,旨在確保服務屆時可予以提供。 另外,向市參事委員會會議請求有關服務亦須預先
在會議前最少48小時作出,也將有助於確保服務屆時可予以提供。 更多資訊或請求有關服務, 請致電
(415) 554-7719聯絡Linda Wong。
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AVISO EN ESPAÑOL: Los servicios de idiomas están disponibles en español y en chino en todas las reuniones
regulares y reuniones especiales de la Junta, excluyendo las reuniones de los Comités. Actualmente, el idioma
Filipino está disponible de ser requerido si se solicita por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión para ayudar a
garantizar su disponibilidad. Adicionalmente, las solicitudes para las Reuniones de los Comités de la Junta deben
ser recibidas por lo menos 48 horas antes de la reunión con el fin de ayudar a garantizar su disponibilidad. Para
más información o solicitar servicios, por favor contactar a Derek Evans (415) 554-7702.
PAUNAWA: Mayroong serbisyong pang-wika sa Espanyol at Intsik para sa lahat ng mga regular at espesyal na
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
matutugunan and inyong kahilingan. Dagdag pa, ang mga request para sa pulong ng Komite ng Board ay
kailangang matanggap sa minimum na di bababa sa 48 oras bago ang pulong upang matiyak ang pagkakaroon
nito. Para sa karagdagang impormasyon o para mag-request ng serbisyo pang-wika, tawagan lamang ang (415)
554-5184.
Disability Access
The Legislative Chamber (Room 250) and the Committee Room (Room 263) in City Hall are wheelchair
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
Board's Office, Room 244. Assistive listening devices for the Committee Room are available upon request at the
Clerk of the Board's Office, Room 244 or in the Committee Room. To request sign language interpreters, readers,
large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact (415) 554-5184 or (415) 554-5227 (TTY). Requests
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War Memorial Complex. Accessible curbside parking is available on Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Grove
Street.
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Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards,
councils, and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures
that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review.
For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 67) or
to report a violation of the ordinance, contact by mail Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett
Place, Room 244, San Francisco CA 94102; phone at (415) 554-7724; fax at (415) 554-5163; or by email at
sotf@sfgov.org
Citizens may obtain a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance by printing the San Francisco Administrative Code,
Chapter 67, on the Internet at http://www.sfbos.org/sunshine
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]
to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the
San Francisco Ethics Commission at 25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415)
252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site http://www.sfgov.org/ethics
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ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COMMUNICATIONS
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the June 6, 2017, Board Meeting Minutes.
AGENDA CHANGES
SPECIAL ORDER 2:00 P.M. - Mayor's Appearance Before The Board
Pursuant to Charter Section 3.100(7), the Mayor shall appear, in person, at one regularly scheduled
meeting of the Board of Supervisors each month to engage in formal policy discussions with members
of the Board. This item will be read at the Board Meeting on the second Tuesday of each month,
unless rescheduled by the Mayor and the Board President. The Mayor and the Board may not discuss
matters that have already been considered in Committee and that are on the Board's Agenda as an
action item.
By supermajority vote of the Board of Supervisors (8 votes), the Board may, by oral motion, allow an
eligible District Supervisor to ask a question that was not previously posed if the question relates to a
sudden or unexpected incident or occurrence raising formal, time-sensitive policy questions that were
not anticipated prior to the posting of this agenda. Public comment for this item will take place during
general public comment.
There were no questions submitted from Supervisors representing the even districts.
The Mayor may address the Board for up to five minutes.
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REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
(Pursuant to Charter, Section 9.100(b), the Board shall not adopt the Budget
(Items 1 through 17) earlier than July 15th nor later than August 1st.)
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Tang, Sheehy
1. 170653 [Proposed Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for Departments - FYs
2017-2018 and 2018-2019]
Sponsor: Mayor
Proposed Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and
all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as
of May 31, 2017, for the FYs ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019.
(Fiscal Impact.)
07/11/2017; AMENDED.
07/11/2017; CONTINUED AS AMENDED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
2. 170654 [Proposed Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2017-2018 and 2018-2019]
Sponsor: Mayor
Proposed Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and
Appropriation Ordinance for the FYs ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019,
continuing, creating, or establishing these positions; enumerating and including therein
all positions created by Charter or State law for which compensations are paid from City
and County funds and appropriated in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance; authorizing
appointments or continuation of appointments thereto; specifying and fixing the
compensations and work schedules thereof; and authorizing appointments to temporary
positions and fixing compensations therefore.
(Fiscal Impact)
07/11/2017; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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Present: Supervisors Cohen, Yee, Tang, Sheehy, Peskin
3. 170093 [Planning Code - Establish Fee for Monitoring of Student Housing - Mayor’s
Office of Housing and Community Development]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to establish a fee for the Mayor’s Office of
Housing and Community Development to monitor Student Housing; affirming the
Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act;
and making findings of public convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning
Code, Section 302.
07/11/2017; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Yee, Tang, Kim, Sheehy
4. 170672 [Administrative Code - Board of Appeals Surcharges - Permit Fees]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to adjust existing surcharges on permit
fees, license fees, permit review fees, and permit and license renewal fees for permits
and licenses issued by the Planning Department, Department of Building Inspection,
Department of Public Health, and Police Department that may be appealed to the Board
of Appeals.
07/11/2017; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
5. 170676 [Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Fund Tax Designation
Ceiling - Tax Year 2017]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance adopting the Neighborhood Beautification and Graffiti Clean-up Fund Tax
designation ceiling for tax year 2017.
07/11/2017; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Yee, Tang, Peskin
6. 170679 [Administrative Code - Arts Commission Contracting Authority]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Arts Commission to
contract for the development, fabrication, maintenance, conservation, removal, or
installation of art work.
07/11/2017; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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Present: Supervisors Cohen, Tang, Sheehy, Peskin
7. 170680 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Emergency Medical Services Fees]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to require that payment of
emergency medical services fees be made to the Department of Public Health rather
than the Department of Emergency Management.
07/11/2017; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
8. 170681 [Health Code - Patient Rates - FYs 2017-2018 and 2018-2019]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates and other services provided
by the Department of Public Health for patient and other services rendered, starting July
1, 2017, and continuing through June 30, 2019.
(Pursuant to Charter, Section A8.423, this matter requires three-fourths vote of the full
membership of the Board of Supervisors (9 votes) for passage.)
07/11/2017; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Yee, Tang
9. 170682 [Fire Code - Fire Department Fees]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the Fire Code to increase the fees for certain Fire Department
services; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California
Environmental Quality Act.
07/11/2017; CONTINUED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Yee, Tang, Kim, Sheehy
10. 170656 [Treasure Island Development Authority Budget - FYs 2017-2018 and
2018-2019]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution approving the Budget of the Treasure Island Development Authority for FYs
2017-2018 and 2018-2019.
(Fiscal Impact; No Budget and Legislative Analyst Report.)
07/11/2017; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Present: Supervisors Cohen, Tang, Kim, Sheehy
11. 170658 [Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure, Operating as Successor
Agency to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency - FY2017-2018 Budget]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution approving the FY2017-2018 Budget of the Office of Community Investment
and Infrastructure, operating as the Successor Agency to the San Francisco
Redevelopment Agency.
(Fiscal Impact; No Budget and Legislative Analyst Report.)
07/11/2017; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Yee, Tang, Kim, Sheehy
12. 170683 [Access Line Tax Adjustment - Consumer Price Index of 2017]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution concurring with the Controller’s establishment of the Consumer Price Index
for 2017, and adjusting the Access Line Tax by the same rate.
07/11/2017; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
13. 170684 [Authorization to Examine Prepaid Mobile Telephony Service Surcharge and
Local Charge Records]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution authorizing the Controller’s Office and Office of the Treasurer and Tax
Collector to examine the prepaid mobile telephony services surcharge and local charges
collected by the State Board of Equalization.
07/11/2017; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
14. 170686 [Proposition J Contract Certification - Specified Contracted-Out Services
Previously Approved]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution concurring with the Controller's certification that services previously approved
can be performed by private contractor for a lower cost than similar work performed by
City and County employees, for the following services: budget analyst (Board of
Supervisors); citywide custodial services (excluding City Hall), citywide security services,
central shops security, convention facilities management (General Services Agency-City
Administrator); mainframe system support (General Services Agency-Technology);
security services (Human Services Agency); food services for jail inmates (Sheriff); and
assembly of vote-by-mail envelopes (Department of Elections).
07/11/2017; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Present: Supervisors Cohen, Tang, Sheehy, Peskin
15. 170687 [Accept and Expend Grants - Recurring State Grant Funds - Department of
Public Health - FY2017-2018]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution authorizing the acceptance and expenditure of State grant funds by the San
Francisco Department of Public Health for FY2017-2018.
07/11/2017; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
16. 170690 [Homelessness and Supportive Housing Fund - FYs 2017-2018 and 2018-2019
Expenditure Plans]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution approving the FYs 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 Expenditure Plans for the
Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing Fund.
(Fiscal Impact; No Budget and Legislative Analyst Report.)
07/11/2017; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Tang, Kim, Sheehy, Peskin
17. 170691 [Accept and Expend Grant - Friends of San Francisco Public Library - Annual
Grant Award - FY2017-2018 - Up to $753,851 of In-Kind Gifts, Services, and
Cash Monies]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Library to accept and expend a grant in
the amount of up to $753,851 of in-kind gifts, services, and cash monies from the
Friends of the San Francisco Public Library for direct support for a variety of public
programs and services in FY2017-2018.
07/11/2017; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Cohen, Yee, Tang
18. 170271 [Administrative Code - Transfer of Moscone Center Garage and Performing
Arts Garage to Municipal Transportation Agency]
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to transfer the Moscone Center Garage
(255-3rd Street) and the Performing Arts Garage (360 Grove Street) from the Parking
Authority to the Municipal Transportation Agency; assigning a ground lease for certain
Public Works property for access between the Performing Arts Garage and Gough
Street; affirming the 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. (Municipal Transportation Agency)
05/09/2017; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
05/09/2017; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
05/16/2017; CONTINUED ON FINAL PASSAGE.
05/23/2017; CONTINUED ON FINAL PASSAGE.
07/11/2017; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
07/11/2017; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Present: Supervisors Yee, Tang
19. 170762 [Health Service System Plans and Contribution Rates - Calendar Year 2018]
Sponsor: Farrell
Ordinance approving Health Service System plans and contribution rates for calendar
year 2018. (Health Service System)
(Pursuant to Charter, Section A8.423, this matter requires three-fourths vote of the full
membership of the Board of Supervisors (9 votes) for passage.)
07/11/2017; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Breed, Safai
20. 161351 [Planning Code - Inclusionary Affordable Housing Fee and Dwelling Unit Mix
Requirements]
Sponsors: Breed; Kim, Peskin, Safai and Tang
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise the amount of the Inclusionary
Affordable Housing Fee and the On-Site and Off-Site Affordable Housing Alternatives
and other Inclusionary Housing requirements; to require minimum dwelling unit mix in
most residential districts; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the
California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of public necessity, convenience,
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.
06/27/2017; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
06/27/2017; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
07/11/2017; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
07/11/2017; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
07/11/2017; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Peskin, Tang
21. 170430 [Planning Code - Landmark Designation - 1970 Ocean Avenue (aka El Rey
Theater)]
Sponsors: Yee; Peskin and Safai
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate 1970 Ocean Avenue (aka El Rey
Theater), in Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3280, Lot No. 018, as a Landmark under
Article 10 of the Planning Code; affirming the Planning Department’s determination
under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity,
convenience and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of
consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code,
Section 101.1. (Historic Preservation Commission)
07/11/2017; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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22. 170434 [Planning Code - Construction of Accessory Dwelling Units]
Sponsor: Peskin
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to modify the requirements and procedures for
authorizing the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) to include ADUs in
RH-1(D) zoning districts in the Citywide program, apply the cap on number of ADUs to
lots rather than buildings and remove the cap on buildings undergoing seismic
retrofitting, allow the construction of ADUs expanding into the habitable area under
certain conditions, make an exception to the prohibition against constructing an ADU
where there has been a no-fault eviction in those cases where the tenant has been
temporarily evicted in order for the owner to perform capital improvements, rehabilitation
work, or lead remediation or abatement work, require modification of the project if
construction of the ADU would have adverse impacts on any known historic resource,
and require the Planning Department to apply all enacted design guidelines to ensure
architectural compatibility of the ADU with existing buildings on the subject lot; 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 findings of public convenience, necessity, and
welfare under Planning Code, Section 302; and directing the Clerk to send a copy of this
Ordinance to the California Department of Housing and Community Development after
adoption pursuant to state law requirements.
07/11/2017; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE.
07/11/2017; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
23. 170626 [Fire Code - Fire Safety Disclosure, Posting, and Training Requirements]
Sponsors: Tang; Peskin
Ordinance amending the Fire Code requirements for fire safety disclosure, posting, and
training; making findings as to local conditions pursuant to the California Health and
Safety Code; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to transmit this
Ordinance to appropriate state officials.
07/11/2017; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
07/11/2017; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Referred Without Recommendation from the Land Use and Transportation
Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Peskin, Tang
24. 170349 [Administrative Code - Owner Move-In Reporting Requirements]
Sponsors: Farrell; Sheehy, Cohen and Breed
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code regarding owner move-in and relative
move-in (“OMI”) evictions to require a landlord seeking to recover possession of a unit
for an OMI to provide a declaration under penalty of perjury stating that the landlord
intends to occupy the unit for use as the principal place of residence of the landlord or
the landlord’s relative for at least 36 continuous months; require a landlord to provide the
tenant with a form prepared by the Rent Board to be used to advise the Rent Board of
any change in address; clarify the evidentiary standard for finding that an OMI was not
performed in good faith; require a landlord to file documentation with the Rent Board
regarding the status of an OMI, with a penalty for not filing such documentation, and
requiring the Rent Board to transmit a random sampling of such documentation to the
District Attorney; extend from three to five years the time period after an OMI during
which a landlord who intends to re-rent the unit must first offer the unit to the displaced
tenant; provide that a landlord who charges above the maximum allowable rent during
the five-year period after an OMI is guilty of a misdemeanor; require the Rent Board to
annually notify the unit occupant of the maximum rent for the unit for five years after an
OMI, and authorize the occupant to sue for three times any excess rent charged; extend
the statute of limitations for wrongful eviction claims based on an unlawful OMI from one
year to five years; and making clarifying changes.
06/27/2017; AMENDED.
06/27/2017; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
06/27/2017; NOT AMENDED.
06/27/2017; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
07/11/2017; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
07/11/2017; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendation of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee
Present: Supervisors Ronen, Sheehy, Fewer
25. 170443 [Police Code - Outdoor Amplified Sound Permits]
Sponsor: Sheehy
Ordinance amending the Police Code to recodify and revamp permit procedures for
outdoor amplified sound by providing for distinct permits for Fixed Place Outdoor
Amplified Sound, One Time Outdoor Amplified Sound, and Sound Trucks, and
establishing fees for those permits, while also providing amplified sound requirements
for Place of Entertainment and Limited Live Performance permits; to impose a fee for
Sound Monitoring; to increase the fee for One Time Event permits; to declare operation
of a business without these various permits (when required) to be a public nuisance; and
to strengthen penalties for permit-related violations and noise violations; and making
environmental findings.
07/11/2017; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Farrell, Peskin, Tang
26. 170209 [Police Code - Bicycle Chop Shops]
Sponsor: Sheehy
Ordinance amending the Police Code to prohibit the assembly, disassembly, sale, offer
of sale, distribution, or offer of distribution on public property or public rights-of-way of
bicycles and bicycle parts, under certain conditions and with certain exceptions;
authorize the Police Department (SFPD) to seize bicycles and bicycle parts following
violations of this prohibition; and require SFPD to return seized items to their rightful
owners without charging any fees, except that SFPD may charge an impound fee if the
rightful owner consented to or participated in the acts that led to the seizure.
(Supervisor Peskin dissented in committee.)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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27. 170693 [Planning Code - Child Care Facilities]
Sponsors: Yee; Tang, Ronen and Farrell
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow residential uses and Child Care Facility
uses to share required open space; make Child Care Facilities principally permitted in all
zoning districts except the Production, Distribution, and Repair (Light Industrial Buffer)
(PDR-1-B), Production, Distribution, and Repair (General) (PDR-1-G), and Industrial
(Light Industrial) (M-1) zoning districts where they would be conditionally permitted, and
in the Production, Distribution, and Repair (Core Production, Distribution, and Repair)
(PDR-2), and Industrial (Heavy Industrial) (M-2) zoning districts where they would not be
permitted; remove certain notice requirements for Child Care Facilities; make other
conforming changes to references to the definition of Child Care Facility; 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. (Planning Commission)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
28. 170650 [California Environmental Quality Act Findings - San Francisco Public Utilities
Commission Water System Improvement Program, San Andreas Pipeline No. 2
Replacement Project]
Resolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act related to
modifications to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Water System
Improvement Program, San Andreas Pipeline No. 2 Replacement Project, located in the
City of San Bruno, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting
program and a statement of overriding considerations; and directing the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors to notify the Controller of this action. (Public Utilities Commission)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
29. 170768 [Interdepartmental Jurisdictional Transfer of City Property - 25th, Illinois,
Cesar Chavez, and Maryland Streets - $29,700,000]
Sponsor: Cohen
Resolution approving the jurisdictional transfer of approximately 17 acres of City-owned
real property comprised of portions of Assessor’s Parcel Block Nos. 4297, 4298, 4299,
4300, 4310, and 4313, and bounded by 25th, Illinois, Cesar Chavez, and Maryland
Streets, in the City and County of San Francisco, from the Port Commission to the
Municipal Transportation Agency for no additional consideration; and making findings of
consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code,
Section 101.1.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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Recommendations of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee
Present: Supervisors Ronen, Sheehy, Fewer
30. 170428 [Liquor License Transfer - 901 Rankin Street]
Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general alcoholic beverage
license to Good Eggs, Inc., dba Good Eggs, located at 901 Rankin Street (District 10),
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)
(Supervisor Fewer dissented in committee.)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
31. 170513 [Liquor License Transfer - 799 Beach Street]
Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 20 off-sale beer and wine license
Garfield Beach CVS, LLC, dba CVS, located at 799 Beach Street (District 2), 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?
Referred Without Recommendation from the Public Safety and Neighborhood
Services Committee
Present: Supervisors Ronen, Sheehy, Fewer
32. 170442 [Public Works Code - Requirements for Surface-Mounted Facility Site Permits]
Sponsor: Cohen
Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to modify the exceptions to the
Surface-Mounted Facility Site Permit requirement; to allow a permittee to choose to pay
an “in-lieu” fee instead of installing a street tree; to allow a permittee to choose to pay an
“in-lieu” fee instead of permitting the installation of a mural on its Surface-Mounted
Facility; to repeal the requirements that a permittee install landscaping or pay an “in-lieu”
fee and maintain the required landscaping; to repeal the requirement that an applicant
for a Surface-Mounted Facility Site Permit make reasonable efforts to locate the facility
on private property before submitting an application; to require Public Works to submit a
report to the Board of Supervisors every two years on the number of applications for
Surface-Mounted Facility Site Permits submitted and issued, and on maintenance and
graffiti abatement activities at existing Surface-Mounted Facilities; and to amend the
requirement that a permittee maintain any required street tree.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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Recommendation of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Safai, Fewer, Yee
33. 170816 [Appointment, Immigrant Rights Commission - Ruslan Gurvits]
Motion appointing Ruslan Gurvits (residency requirement waived), term ending June 6,
2019, to the Immigrant Rights Commission. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
The following items will be considered by the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee at a
Regular Meeting on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. The Chair intends to
request the Committee to send the following items to the Board as Committee Reports
on Tuesday, July 18, 2017.
34. 170703 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Administration of Real Property
Transfer Tax]
Sponsor: Breed
Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to specify processes for
the auditing, determination, and collection of real property transfer taxes, including
among other things, taxpayer reporting requirements, authority to reject a document for
recordation, authority to issue subpoenas for information, audit procedures, issuance of
deficiency and jeopardy determinations, additional penalties for fraud or intent to evade
taxes, collection of delinquent taxes by the Tax Collector and by liens on the property,
and confidentiality of taxpayer information.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
35. 170509 [Contract Agreement Amendment - NextBus, Inc. - Automatic Vehicle Location
System - Not to Exceed $12,968,676]
Resolution approving the Third Amendment to San Francisco Municipal Transportation
Agency ("SFMTA") Contract No. SFMTA 2013-30, with NextBus, Inc., for software and
equipment maintenance services for the SFMTA’s Automatic Vehicle Location System,
to extend the Agreement for one year for a total term of August 1, 2013, through July 31,
2018, with one one-year option to extend, and increasing the contract amount by
$3,780,474, for a total not to exceed $12,968,676. (Municipal Transportation Agency)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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36. 170510 [Agreement - Intercare Holdings Insurance Services, Inc. - Workers’
Compensation Third Party Administrator - Not to Exceed $26,179,119]
Resolution authorizing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and the
Department of Human Resources to execute an agreement with Intercare Holdings
Insurance Services, Inc., for Workers’ Compensation Third Party Administrator services
for an amount not to exceed $26,179,119 and for a term of three years, from August 1,
2017, through July 31, 2020, with an option to extend the term for up to an additional two
years. (Municipal Transportation Agency)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
37. 170695 [Real Property Lease - Crystal Springs Golf Partners, L.P. - 6650 Golf Course
Drive, Burlingame, California - $1,000,000 Annual Base Rent]
Resolution authorizing a new lease to Crystal Springs Golf Partners, L.P., for the use of
property owned by the City and County of San Francisco on property known as San
Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Parcel No. 31, located at 6650 Golf
Course Drive, Burlingame, California, for a term of 20 years to commence following
Board approval, for rent equal to the greater of percentage rent or $1,000,000 annual
base rent; and authorizing the Director of Property and/or the SFPUC General Manager
to execute documents, make certain modifications, and take certain actions in
furtherance of this Resolution, as defined herein. (Public Utilities Commission)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
The following item will be considered by the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee at a
Special Meeting on Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. The Chair intends to request
the Committee to send the following item to the Board as a Committee Report on
Tuesday, July 18, 2017.
38. 170275 [Administrative Code - Establishing an Office of Cannabis and Extending the
Term of the Cannabis State Legalization Task Force]
Sponsors: Sheehy; Cohen
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish an Office of Cannabis; to
authorize the Director of the Office of Cannabis to issue permits to cannabis-related
businesses; to direct the Director of the Office of Cannabis to collect permit application
and annual license fees following the enactment of a subsequent ordinance establishing
the amounts of those fees; and to extend the term of the Cannabis State Legalization
Task Force.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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The following items will be considered by the Land Use and Transportation Committee
at a Regular Meeting on Monday, July 17, 2017, 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, July 18, 2017.
39. 170692 [General Plan Amendments - Implementing the City’s Vision Zero Policy
Regarding Pedestrian Safety]
Ordinance amending the Transportation and Urban Design Elements of the General
Plan to implement the City’s Vision Zero policy regarding pedestrian safety; making
findings, including findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority
policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and affirming the Planning Department’s
determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Planning Commission)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
40. 170761 [Public Works, Administrative Codes - Street Encroachment Permits and
Maintenance Fund for Certain Permits]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to update provisions on street
encroachment permits, establish appeals procedures and fees for such appeals, waive
the annual public right-of-way occupancy assessment fee in lieu of the waiver for permit
fee payment for certain permits, modify the street encroachment permit process for
governmental entities, and create a temporary street encroachment permit for a
maximum period of 30 months; amending the Administrative Code to establish an
encroachment maintenance fund for permits where the permittee is not an adjacent
property owner; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the
California Environmental Quality Act.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
41. 170820 [Planning Code - Valencia Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District
Zoning Control Table]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to adopt the zoning control table for the
Valencia Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District, which was deleted
inadvertently from Ordinance No. 129-17, the Article 7 Reorganization Ordinance;
making environmental findings and 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.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
42. 170783 [Extending Interim Zoning Controls - Indoor Agriculture]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution extending interim zoning controls to require conditional use authorization for
indoor agriculture uses, as defined in Planning Code, Section 102, and other indoor
agriculture uses in Production, Distribution and Repair zoning districts; making findings
of consistency with the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and
affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental
Quality Act.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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The following items will be considered by the Government Audit and Oversight
Committee at a Special Meeting on Monday, July 17, 2017, at 12:00 p.m. The Chair
intends to request the Committee to send the following items to the Board as Committee
Reports on Tuesday, July 18, 2017.
43. 170727 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Alfred Fred Pittman - $30,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Alfred Fred Pittman against the
City and County of San Francisco for $30,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 20, 2013, in
United States District Court, Case No. 13-CV-02095; entitled Alfred Fred Pittman v. City
and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves alleged civil rights violations. (City
Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
44. 170728 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Barbara Burke and Miles Burke - $65,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Barbara Burke and Miles Burke
against the City and County of San Francisco for $65,000; the lawsuit was filed on May
20, 2015, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-15-545917; entitled Barbara
Burke and Miles Burke v. City and County of San Francisco, Does 1-10; the lawsuit
involves personal injury from an alleged dangerous condition of public property. (City
Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
45. 170729 [Settlement of Lawsuit - San Francisco Apartment Association, et al. -
$130,440]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by San Francisco Apartment
Association, Coalition For Better Housing, and San Francisco Association of Realtors
against the City and County of San Francisco for $130,440; the lawsuit was filed on
January 28, 2014, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-14-513452; entitled
San Francisco Apartment Association, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the
lawsuit involves a claim for attorney’s fees and costs following Petitioners’ challenge to
Section 317(e)(4) of Ordinance No. 287-13 on the grounds it is preempted by the state
Ellis Act. (City Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
46. 170730 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Jose H. Lima Osorio - $57,500]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jose H. Lima Osorio against the
City and County of San Francisco for $57,500; the lawsuit was filed on March 9, 2016, in
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-16-550862; entitled Jose H. Lima Osorio
v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injuries
when plaintiff was struck by a vehicle while in the crosswalk. (City Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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47. 170731 [Settlement of Lawsuit - BHR Operations LLC, dba Crowne Plaza and dba
Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf, et al. - $1,613,554.74]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of two lawsuits filed by BHR Operations LLC, dba
Crowne Plaza and dba Holiday Inn Fisherman's Wharf, et al. against the City and
County of San Francisco for $1,613,554.74 to be distributed as follows: BHR Operations
LLC $379,969.68, Hotel Nikko of San Francisco Inc. $201,741.40, Datam S.F. LLC
$277,953.69, RP/Kinetic Parc 55 Owner, LLC $25,601.63, S.F. Hilton LLC $447,301.52,
W2005 Argent Hotel Realty LLC $42,857.19, British Airways Plc $163,369.38, Cathay
Pacific Airways Ltd $74,760.25; the lawsuits were filed in San Francisco Superior Court,
as Case No. CGC-10-498514 entitled BHR Operations LLC, dba Crowne Plaza and dba
Holiday Inn Fisherman's Wharf, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. filed on
April 9, 2010, and Case No. CGC-10-505526 entitled British Airways Plc v. City and
County of San Francisco, et al. filed on November 19, 2010; other material terms of the
settlement include the City’s retaining transient occupancy taxes collected by the Tax
Collector, and the plaintiffs’ agreement to pay transient occupancy taxes in the future
according to the Tax Collector’s regulations; the lawsuits involve a dispute between the
City and the hotel and airline industry about whether airline crew rooms are exempt from
the City’s transient occupancy tax. (City Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
48. 170732 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Betsy Isabel Ayala - $75,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Betsy Isabel Ayala against the
City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 7, 2015, in
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-15-546742; entitled Betsy Isabel Ayala v.
City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on
a City street. (City Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
49. 170752 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Zhen Qiang Zhang - $75,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Zhen Qiang Zhang against the
City and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on November 13,
2014, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-14-542708; entitled Zhen Qiang
Zhang v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment
dispute. (City Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
50. 170753 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Pedro Figueroa Zarceno - $190,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Pedro Figueroa Zarceno against
the City and County of San Francisco for $190,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 17,
2017, in United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No.
17-cv-00229 JST; entitled Pedro Figueroa Zarceno v. City and County of San Francisco,
et al.; the lawsuit involves unlawful arrest. (City Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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51. 170754 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Stuart Kohler - $75,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Stuart Kohler against the City
and County of San Francisco for $75,000; the lawsuit was filed on November 8, 2016, in
United States District Court, Case No. 16-CV-6502; entitled Stuart Kohler v. City and
County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged civil rights violations. (City
Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
52. 170794 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Sarah Loomis - $95,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Sarah Loomis against the City
and County of San Francisco for $95,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 19, 2016, in
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-16-550399; entitled Sarah Loomis v.
Nathaniel David Mansker, City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves
alleged personal injury from vehicle collision. (City Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
53. 170795 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Sonia Meyerson - $52,500]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Sonia Meyerson against the City
and County of San Francisco for $52,500; the lawsuit was filed on April 22, 2015, in San
Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-15-545451; entitled Sonia Meyerson v. City
and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a
City street. (City Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
54. 170796 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Bernard Sandoval - $120,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Bernard Sandoval against the
City and County of San Francisco for $120,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 25, 2015,
in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 15-546562; entitled Bernard Sandoval
v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute. (City
Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
55. 170797 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Paula Ginsburg - $225,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Paula Ginsburg against the City
and County of San Francisco for $225,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 17, 2016,
in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-16-550470; entitled Paula Ginsburg v.
City and County of San Francisco, and Does 1 to 25, Inclusive; the lawsuit involves
alleged personal injury on a City sidewalk adjacent to Alta Plaza Park. (City Attorney)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
56. 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.
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57. 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.
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 58 through 60
58. 170826 [Urging Wells Fargo to Compensate Employees Terminated in Retaliation for
Whistle-blowing]
Sponsors: Kim; Peskin
Resolution urging Wells Fargo & Company to remediate the economically damaging
effects of defamatory statements made against employees in retaliation for attempting to
blow the whistle on past fraudulent practices, conduct a card check of all employees
nationwide, and conduct a thorough review of lending practices.
07/11/2017; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
59. 170827 [Opposing California State Assembly Bill 943 (Santiago) - Land Use
Regulations: Local Initiatives: Voter Approval]
Sponsor: Peskin
Resolution opposing California State Assembly Bill 943, authored by Assembly Member
Miguel Santiago, which would impose a supermajority voting requirement of 55% on all
ballot measures in cities and counties with populations of 750,000 or more that are
qualified for the ballot by citizen petition and are designated by the county counsel or city
attorney in those cities and counties to inhibit unchecked development.
07/11/2017; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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60. 170828 [Adopting the Planning Department's Report on Interim Zoning Prohibition on
Commercial Mergers - Proposed Calle 24 Special Use District]
Sponsor: Ronen
Motion adopting the Planning Department’s report on the interim zoning prohibition on
commercial storefront mergers of greater than 799 gross square feet in the proposed
Calle 24 Special Use District, which generally includes all lots bounded by 22nd Street,
Potrero Avenue, Cesar Chavez Street, Capp Street, and both sides of 24th Street from
Capp Street to Bartlett Street, as well as certain additional adjacent lots.
07/11/2017; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
61. 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 RESOLUTION
170818 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - DiamondRock Hospitality, L.P. - $245,000]
Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by DiamondRock
Hospitality, L.P., against the City and County of San Francisco for $245,000; the claim
involves an alleged overpayment of real property transfer tax paid in connection with the
November 14, 2012, purchase of the Hotel Rex, located at 562 Sutter Street. (City
Attorney)
07/10/2017; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
07/18/2017; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
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170819 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from June 30, 2017, through July 10, 2017, for
reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be ordered
filed by the Clerk on July 18, 2017.
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 the Office of the Clerk of the Board, reporting that the following individual
submitted a Form 700 Statement: (1)
Claire Lau - Legislative Aide - Assuming
From the Office of the Clerk of the Board, reporting that the following individual
submitted their Sole Source Contract for FY2016-2017. (2)
Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board
From the Office of the Clerk of the Board, reporting that the following departments
submitted an Annual Report on Gifts up to $10,000 for FY2016-2017. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (3)
Port of San Francisco
Police Department
From the Juvenile Probation Department, pursuant to Administrative Code, Section
12I.5, submitting a Semi-Annual report on Civil Detainers and Communications with
federal agency charged with enforcement of the Federal Immigration law. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (4)
From the Public Works, pursuant to Ordinance No. 263-15, submitting an Annual
Contractor Parking Plan Report for FY2016-2017. Copy: Each Supervisor. (5)
From the Sheriff’s Department, pursuant to Ordinance No. 96-16, submitting a
semiannual report regarding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E). Copy: Each
Supervisor. (6)
From West Area CPUC, pursuant to Section IV.C.2 of the General Order No 159A of the
Public Utilities Commission of the State of California, submitting a Notification Letter for
SF Bryant Street and Zoe Street. Copy: Each Supervisor. (7)
From Matt Kahn, Regional Director of AJC Global Jewish Advocacy, regarding a
proposed resolution responding to the increase in incidents of anti-Semitism and other
forms of bias, prejudice and discrimination. Copy: Each Supervisor. (8)
From Bill Quan, regarding the proposed Owner Move-In Eviction (OMI) legislation. File
No. 170349. Copy: Each Supervisor. (9)
From Mari Eliza, regarding car-share and shared limited range vehicle parking
requirements. File No. 170625. Copy: Each Supervisor. (10)
From Patsy Fergusson, regarding homeless and mental health services in San
Francisco. Copy: Each Supervisor. (11)
From concerned citizens, regarding the proposed bicycle chop shop legislation. File No.
170209. 7 letters. (12)
From concerned citizens, regarding the lawsuit filed by Pedro Figueroa Zarceno. File
No. 170753. 6 letters. Copy: Each Supervisor. (13)
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