Board of Supervisors Minutes: May 8, 2018

180215 [Municipal Elections Code - Disclosure Regarding Ballot Measures Involving Port Public Trust Property] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to require a notice in the voter information pamphlet for measures that would approve a development project or a substantial land use or zoning change on land held subject to the public trust by the City, acting by and through the Port Commission. Ordinance No. 120-18 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang, Yee

that triggers application of the Act which was omitted inadvertently in the adoption of the 2016 Code; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage. Supervisors Safai, Cohen, and Sheehy requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, by renaming the City’s ‘Slope Protection Act’ to ‘Slope and Seismic Hazard Zone Protection Act’, changing the application of the protection from properties that ‘exceeds an average slope of 25%’ to properties that ‘exceed an average slope of ‘4 horizontal to 1 vertical’, expanding the mandatory review requirements that may be imposed by the Department of Building Inspection, adding review by a Structural Advisory Committee and specifying their considerations, changing the regulations to implement the Slope and Seismic Hazard Zone Protection Act, and making other clarifying and conforming changes. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang, Yee

Ordinance amending the Building Code to revise the renamed City’s Slope and Seismic Hazard Zone Protection Act by clarifying the scope of its application to properties exceeding an average slope of 4:1 grade, updating the map references, mandating review by the Department of Building Inspection’s Structural Advisory Committee and/or a third party peer review under specified circumstances, and re-enacting and modifying a paragraph in the scope section regarding the type of proposed construction that triggers application of the Act that was omitted inadvertently in the adoption of the 2016 Code; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage. PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang, Yee

180269 [Apply for, Accept, and Expend Grant - Metropolitan Transportation Commission - OneBayArea Grant - $19,346,000] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution authorizing the filing of an application for funding assigned to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC); committing any necessary matching funds; stating assurance to complete the projects; and authorizing Public Works to accept and expend $19,346,000 in OneBayArea Grant funds awarded through the MTC. (Public Works) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 137-18 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang, Yee

180270 [Accept and Expend Grant - Federal Highway Administration - Emergency Relief Program - Addressing Severe Erosion Along O'Shaughnessy Boulevard - $2,789,354] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution retroactively authorizing the Director of Public Works to act as the agent of the City and County of San Francisco, as a non-state agency, to accept and expend federal financial assistance under Public Law 93-288, as amended by the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, from the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, and/or state financial assistance under the California Disaster Assistance Act, for an amount not to exceed $2,789,354 to reimburse the local funds used to cover the 2017 emergency response costs and pay for the federal share of the permanent restoration to address the emergency condition of the severe erosion along O’Shaughnessy Boulevard. (Public Works) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 138-18 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang, Yee

180327 [Accept and Expend Grant - State of California Department of Housing and Community Development - Housing-Related Parks Program Grant - $3,276,582] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $3,276,582 from the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development to fund four park and community center projects identified in Exhibit A of the Grant Standard Agreement, and delegating authority to the General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department to reallocate funds among approved projects as appropriate to maximize City recovery from the Grant for the period of November 22, 2017, through June 30, 2019. Resolution No. 139-18 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang, Yee

180334 [Accept and Expend Grant - California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Victim Witness Assistance Program - $984,876] Sponsors: Tang; Cohen Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $984,876 from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the Victim Witness Assistance Program for the grant period of October 1, 2017, through September 20, 2018. Supervisor Cohen requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 140-18 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang, Yee

180343 [Accept and Expend Grant - California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Elder Abuse Program - $700,000] Sponsors: Tang; Cohen Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant increase of $300,000 for a total amount of $700,000 from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the Elder Abuse Program for the grant period of July 1, 2016, through December 31, 2019. Supervisor Cohen requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 141-18 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang, Yee

180344 [Accept and Expend Grant - California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, Innovative Response to Marginalized Victims Program - $306,666] Sponsors: Tang; Cohen Resolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $306,666 from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services for the Innovative Response to Marginalized Victims Program for the grant period of January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2019. Supervisor Cohen requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 142-18 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang, Yee

180086 [Planning Code - Legitimization and Reestablishment of Certain Self-Storage Uses] Sponsor: Kim Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow the owner of premises leased to the City and County of San Francisco for a public safety-related use to resume a pre-existing Self-Storage use after the City vacates the property without regard to whether that Self-Storage use was established with benefit of permit; 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 necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang, Yee

180331 [Affirming the Board of Supervisors Commitment to the Environmental Protection, Public Recreation, and Youth Education in Clipper Cove] Sponsors: Kim; Peskin, Fewer and Sheehy Resolution responding to the recent proposal to expand the private marina located in Clipper Cove at Treasure Island; and reaffirming San Francisco’s commitment to public recreation, public education, environmental protection, preservation of public open space, and social equity. Supervisor Kim, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that this Resolution be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of May 15, 2018. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang, Yee

180443 [Final Map 9299 - 1731-1741 Powell Street] Motion approving Final Map 9299, a 19 residential unit and one commercial unit, mixed-use condominium project, located at 1731-1741 Powell Street, being a subdivision of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0101, Lot No. 004; and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan, and the priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public Works) Motion No. M18-072 APPROVED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang, Yee

180433 [Declaring Support for California State Senate Bill 1024 (Wilk) - Animal Welfare and Violence Intervention Act of 2018] Sponsors: Tang; Sheehy Resolution declaring support for California State Senate Bill 1024 (SB1024), the Animal Welfare and Violence Prevention Act of 2018, authored by Senator Scott Wilk, mandating defendants convicted of specified animal cruelty offenses to undergo mental health evaluation, humane education courses, and, if deemed necessary by the mental health professional, to undergo mandatory counseling. NOT ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Peskin, Sheehy, Stefani, Tang

Noes: Breed, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Ronen, Safai, Yee