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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, December 4, 2018 - 2:00 PM
Regular Meeting
MALIA COHEN, PRESIDENT
VALLIE BROWN, SANDRA LEE FEWER, JANE KIM, RAFAEL MANDELMAN,
AARON PESKIN, HILLARY RONEN, AHSHA SAFAI, CATHERINE STEFANI, 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, Fewer, Stefani 10:00 AM
Budget and Finance Federal Select Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Cohen, Fewer, Tang 1:15 PM
Government Audit and Oversight Committee 1st and 3rd Wednesday
Supervisors Kim, Peskin, Brown 10:00 AM
Land Use and Transportation Committee Monday
Supervisors Tang, Kim, Safai 1:30 PM
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee 2nd and 4th Wednesday
Supervisors Mandelman, Ronen, Peskin 10:00 AM
Rules Committee 1st, 3rd and 4th Wednesday
Supervisors Safai, Yee, Stefani 1:00 PM
First-named Supervisor is Chair, Second-named Supervisor is Vice-Chair of the Committee.
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Agenda Item Information
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ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COMMUNICATIONS
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the October 30, 2018, Board Meeting Minutes.
AGENDA CHANGES
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REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Referred Without Recommendation from the Land Use and Transportation
Committee
Present: Supervisors Tang, Kim, Safai
1. 180184 [Administrative, Planning Codes - Central South of Market Area Plan]
Sponsors: Mayor; Kim
Ordinance amending the Administrative and Planning Codes to give effect to the Central
South of Market Area Plan, encompassing an area generally bounded on its western
portion by Sixth Street, on its eastern portion by Second Street, on its northern portion
by the border of the Downtown Plan Area (an irregular border that generally jogs along
Folsom, Howard and Stevenson Streets), and on its southern portion by Townsend
Street; making approval findings under the California Environmental Quality Act,
including adopting a statement of overriding considerations; 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.
(Economic Impact)
(Proposition X, November 2016, requires a two-thirds vote (eight votes) of the
membership to amend the requirements imposed by Planning Code, Section 249.78.)
11/13/2018; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
11/13/2018; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
11/27/2018; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
11/27/2018; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee
Present: Supervisors Kim, Brown, Yee
2. 181082 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Early Care and Education Commercial
Rents Tax Credit and Exclusions]
Sponsors: Kim; Yee
Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to provide a credit against
the Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax for the operation of certain child
care facilities, and to exclude from the Early Care and Education Commercial Rents Tax
base amounts subject to the hotel tax or parking tax.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Tang, Kim, Safai
3. 180282 [Dedication for Public Use - Brewster Street Extension Project]
Ordinance dedicating the Brewster Street extension consisting of improvements on
portions of Brewster Street and Martin Avenue in the Bernal Heights neighborhood to
public use, declaring this area as shown on official Public Works drawings as open
public right-of-way, and designating it for street and roadway purposes; establishing
official sidewalk widths, public right-of-way widths, and street grades in connection with
the Brewster Street extension; accepting the Brewster Street extension for City
maintenance and liability; accepting a Public Works Order recommending dedication
and acceptance of Brewster Street extension; authorizing official acts in connection with
this Ordinance; 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. (Public Works)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
4. 180778 [Building Code - Penalties for Constructing an Impervious Surface in the Front
Yard Setback Without the Required Permit]
Sponsor: Safai
Ordinance amending the Building Code to modify the penalty for constructing an
impervious surface in the front yard setback without a permit; affirming the Planning
Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and
directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward the Ordinance to the California
Building Standards Commission upon final passage.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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5. 180935 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - 1550 Evans Avenue Special Use District]
Sponsor: Cohen
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to create the 1550 Evans
Avenue Special Use District; 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
making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code,
Section 302.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
6. 181026 [Public Works Code - Temporary Mobile Caterer Permit]
Sponsor: Mandelman
Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to create a Temporary Mobile Caterer
permit for restaurants that cannot operate during mandatory seismic retrofits of their
buildings.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Referred Without Recommendation from the Land Use and Transportation
Committee
Present: Supervisors Tang, Kim, Safai
7. 181028 [Planning Code - Off-Street Parking Requirements]
Sponsors: Kim; Peskin, Brown and Mandelman
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to eliminate minimum off-street parking
requirements City-wide; and making findings under the California Environmental Quality
Act, 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.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Recommendations of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee
Present: Supervisors Mandelman, Ronen, Peskin
8. 181002 [Police Code - Prohibiting Criminal History Inquiries in Private College
Admissions]
Sponsors: Cohen; Ronen and Mandelman
Ordinance amending the Police Code to prohibit private post-secondary educational
institutions from using an application form that contains questions about an applicant’s
criminal history, or asking U.S. applicants about criminal history for the purpose of
deciding whether to offer admission; requiring educational institutions to retain relevant
records for three years authorizing the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement to
investigate possible violations and impose penalties; and providing for a private right of
action.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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9. 181096 [Special On-Sale General Liquor License - Verifying Completion of
Preapplication Meeting - 3657 Taraval Street]
Sponsor: Tang
Motion verifying that Q&M LLC located at 3657 Taraval Street has completed the
preapplication meeting requirement under California Business and Professions Code,
Section 23826.13, for the issuance of a new, non-transferable, Type-87
neighborhood-restricted special on-sale general liquor license.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Safai, Yee, Stefani
10. 180317 [Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Expanding Whistleblower
Protections]
Sponsor: Cohen
Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to provide
additional retaliation protections for whistleblowers, establish retaliation protections for
City contractors, increase the remedies available for whistleblowers who have suffered
retaliation, and establish greater confidentiality protections for whistleblowers’ identities.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
11. 180925 [Administrative Code - Acceptance of Gifts - SFO Museum]
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Airport Commission to
accept certain gifts, devises, and bequests of objects or other articles for the SFO
Museum collection. (Airport Commission)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
12. 180937 [Administrative Code - Composition and Sunset Date - Single Room
Occupancy Task Force]
Sponsor: Kim
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the sunset date of the Single
Room Occupancy (SRO) Task Force by three years to December 31, 2021; to eliminate
one seat on the Task Force; and to change the membership of one seat on the Task
Force.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
13. 180960 [Administrative Code - Official Band - San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom
Band]
Sponsor: Mandelman
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to designate the San Francisco
Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band as the official band of the City and County of San
Francisco.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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Referred Without Recommendation from the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Safai, Yee, Stefani
14. 181105 [Mayoral Appointment, Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board -
Jeffrey Joshua Panzer]
Motion approving the Mayor's appointment of Jeffrey Joshua Panzer to the Residential
Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board, for a term ending September 1, 2022.
(Charter, Section 3.100(18), provides that the Board of Supervisors has the authority to
reject the appointment by two-thirds vote of the Board (eight votes) within 30 days
following transmittal of the Mayor's Notice of Appointment, and that failure of the Board
to reject the appointment within the 30-day period shall result in the appointee continuing
to serve as appointed. Transmittal date: November 13, 2018.)
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 Committee at a
Regular Meeting on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. The Chair intends to
request the Committee to send the following items as Committee Reports on Tuesday,
December 4, 2018.
15. 180646 [Environment Code - Refuse Separation Compliance]
Sponsors: Safai; Tang
Ordinance amending the Environment Code to require audits every three years of large
refuse generators for compliance with refuse separation requirements; to establish
enforcement measures applicable to large refuse generators found noncompliant; and
affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental
Quality Act.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
16. 180932 [Appropriation - Proceeds from Special Tax Bonds - Transbay Transit Center
Project - FY2018-2019 - $200,000,000]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance appropriating $200,000,000 of Special Tax Bonds, Series 2018A and Series
2018B, for financing related to the Transbay Transit Center Project and Transbay Plan
Infrastructure Project in FY2018-2019.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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17. 180940 [Authorizing Issuance of Special Tax Bonds - Community Facilities District
No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center) - Not to Exceed Aggregate Principal
Amount of $200,000,000; Confirming Annexation of Properties into
Community Facilities District No. 2014-1]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of one or more series of Special Tax
Bonds for City and County of San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2014-1
(Transbay Transit Center) in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed
$200,000,000; approving related documents, including an Official Statement, First
Supplement to Fiscal Agent Agreement, Bond Purchase Agreement and Continuing
Disclosure Undertaking; confirming annexation of properties into City and County of San
Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center); and
determining other matters in connection therewith, as defined herein.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
18. 181077 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Validation Actions and Statute of
Repose for November 2018 Proposition C]
Sponsors: Mayor; Cohen
Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to permit validation
actions and impose a statute of repose with respect to Proposition C, adopted by San
Francisco voters on November 6, 2018.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
19. 181078 [Appropriation and Re-Appropriation - Federal and State Revenues -
$1,120,193 - SSI Cash Out Program - $197,681; CalWORKs HVI Program -
$295,176; and Housing Support Program Revenue - $968,320 - Grant and Aid
Assistance - FY2018-2019]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance appropriating $1,120,193 of Federal and State revenue and re-appropriating
$197,681 for the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Cash Out program;
re-appropriating $295,176 for the CalWORKs Home Visiting Initiative program; and
appropriating $968,320 of CalWORKs Housing Support program revenue for City grant
and aid assistance at the Human Services Agency for FY2018-2019.
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
20. 181079 [Public Employment - Amendment to the Salary Ordinance - Human Services
Agency and Department of Public Health - Implementation of SSI Cash Out
and CalWORKs Home Visiting Program - FY2018-2019]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 182-18 (Salary Ordinance FYs 2018-2019 and
2019-2020) to reflect the addition of 37 new positions (13.0 FTEs) in FY2018-2019 at
the Human Services Agency and the Department of Public Health to implement the
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Cash Out and CalWORKs Home Visiting Initiative
programs.
(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, December 3, 2018, at 1:30 p.m. The Chair intends to
request the Committee to send the following items as Committee Reports on Tuesday,
December 4, 2018.
21. 180915 [Planning Code - Residential Care Facilities]
Sponsors: Mandelman; Yee
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow Residential Care Facilities with seven
or more persons as a principally permitted use in RH-3 (Residential House,
Three-Family), RC (Residential Commercial), RM (Residential Mixed), and RTO
(Residential Transit Oriented) Districts, in Neighborhood Commercial Districts, and in
certain Mixed Use Districts; 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.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
22. 180916 [Planning, Administrative Codes - Zoning Controls and Fees in the C-3-R
(Downtown Retail) District]
Sponsor: Peskin
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to change zoning controls for Non-Retail Sales
and Service Uses in the C-3-R (Downtown Retail) Zoning District; amending the
Planning and Administrative Codes to create the Union Square Park, Recreation, and
Open Space Fund and Fee; affirming 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, and
findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code,
Section 302.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
23. 181031 [Planning Code - Permit Review Procedures for Uses in Neighborhood
Commercial Districts]
Sponsors: Tang; Safai
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to make permanent the pilot program removing
neighborhood notice and Planning Commission review for certain uses in Neighborhood
Commercial Districts in the areas generally bounded by Supervisorial Districts 4 and 11;
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 making findings of public necessity,
convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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The following items will be considered by the Rules Committee at a Special Meeting on
Monday, December 3, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. The Chair intends to request the Committee
to send the following items as Committee Reports on Tuesday, December 4, 2018.
(Pursuant to the provisions of Board of Supervisors Rule 2.22.7, at least six days must
intervene between the first appearance of a proposed Charter Amendment, before the
Board as a referral from Committee, and any Board order of submission to the
electorate. In accordance therewith, consideration of the following proposed Charter
Amendment appropriately may be continued at least one week.)
24. 181001 [Charter Amendment - Free City College Fund]
Sponsors: Kim; Mandelman and Yee
Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to establish the Free City College Fund to defray
certain costs of City College students, and to require annual appropriations in
designated amounts to the Fund; at an election to be held on November 5, 2019.
Question: Shall this Charter Amendment be CONTINUED?
25. 180805 [Police Code - Apprentice Hiring Requirements for Cannabis Businesses]
Sponsor: Safai
Ordinance amending the Police Code to require Cannabis Businesses, when entering
into a City-mandated Labor Peace Agreement or collective bargaining agreement, to
also agree that 35% of new hires shall be graduates of State-approved apprenticeship
programs or of City-certified pre-apprenticeship programs, if a relevant program of either
type exists.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
26. 180912 [Police and Health Codes - Regulation of Cannabis Businesses]
Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman and Cohen
Ordinance amending the Police Code by making a number of changes in the regulation
of commercial cannabis activity, including, among other things: 1) defining ownership
interest and revising Equity Criteria, for purposes of the Equity Program; 2) modifying
the Cannabis Equity Incubator Program requirements; 3) extending by one year the
possible duration of a Temporary Cannabis Business Permit; 4) authorizing the Director
of the Office of Cannabis to issue Cannabis Business Permits to Medical Cannabis
Dispensaries forced to discontinue operations due to a no-fault lease termination before
December 31, 2018; 5) modifying the order in which the Director may review and
process Cannabis Business Permit applications; 6) revising requirements associated
with a Cannabis Business’ change in ownership and structure; 7) revising Cannabis
Business Permit application requirements; 8) requiring Cannabis Businesses to comply
with all permit conditions whether or not they are currently engaging in the permitted
activity; 9) modifying the amount of Cannabis that may be delivered or sold to a
customer; and 10) authorizing Cannabis Microbusinesses to conduct either storefront or
delivery sales, but not both, and reducing from four to three the categories of
Commercial activity required to operate as a Cannabis Microbusiness; and amending
the Health Code by revising eligibility requirements for medical cannabis dispensaries
seeking authorization to Sell Adult Use Cannabis, and extending by one year to
December 31, 2019 the date on which Article 33 (Medical Cannabis Act) expires.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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27. 181023 [Administrative Code - Extension of the Public Utilities Revenue Bond
Oversight Committee]
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to extend the sunset date of the Public
Utilities Revenue Bond Oversight Committee; and suspend provisions of Board Rule
2.21, to extend the Committee for an additional six years to January 1, 2025. (Public
Utilities Commission)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
28. 181080 [Administrative Code - African American Arts and Cultural District]
Sponsors: Cohen; Ronen
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the African American Arts and
Cultural District in the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood; to require City departments
to submit written reports and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors and the
Mayor describing the cultural attributes of the District, and proposing strategies to
acknowledge and preserve the cultural legacy of the District; and to establish the African
American Arts and Cultural District Community Advisory Committee to advise the City on
the same matters; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the
California Environmental Quality Act.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
29. 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.
30. 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.
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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 31 through 33
31. 181163 [Declaration of Election Results - November 6, 2018 - Consolidated General
Election]
Sponsor: Cohen
Resolution declaring the results of the Consolidated General Election of November 6,
2018.
11/27/2018; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
32. 181149 [Final Map 8519 - 140 Divisadero Street]
Motion approving Final Map 8519, a six residential unit condominium project, located at
140 Divisadero Street, being a subdivision of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 1260, Lot No.
056; and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of
Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public Works)
11/26/2018; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
11/28/2018; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
33. 181164 [Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Schedule - 2019]
Motion establishing the 2019 Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting Schedule pursuant
to Board of Supervisors Rules of Order, Rules 4.2 and 4.2.1, by cancelling the Regular
Board meetings of January 1 and 22, February 19, May 28, July 2, October 15,
November 26, and December 3, 2019; and all Regular Board and Committee meetings
during the spring, summer and winter breaks from March 25 through March 29, July 31
through September 2, and December 18 through January 6, 2020; and further
suspending portions of Board Rule 4.2, to effectuate certain dates within the regular
meeting schedule to augment the flow of business. (Clerk of the Board)
11/27/2018; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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34. 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 ORDINANCES
181145 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Sentinel Insurance Company, Ltd. - $600,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Sentinel Insurance Company,
Ltd. against the City and County of San Francisco for $600,000; the lawsuit was filed on
September 12, 2017, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-17-561235;
entitled Sentinel Insurance Company v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit
involves alleged damage from a leaking San Francisco Public Utilities Commission pipe;
and appropriating funds for this payment from the Public Utilities Commission Water
Enterprise fund balance. (City Attorney)
11/21/2018; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
12/04/2018; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
181146 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claims - Sherry Jackson - $105,000; Related
Appropriation Wastewater Enterprise Fund Balance]
Ordinance approving the settlement of the unlitigated claims filed by Sherry Jackson
against the City and County of San Francisco for $105,000; the claims were filed on May
1, 2018; the claims involve alleged property damages due to sewer flooding;
appropriating $105,000 from Public Utilities Commission Wastewater Enterprise fund
balance for payment of settlement. (City Attorney)
11/21/2018; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
12/04/2018; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
181147 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Jeffrey K. Schalk - $43,719.45]
Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Jeffrey K. Schalk
against the City and County of San Francisco for $43,719.45; the claim was filed on May
9, 2018; the claim involves alleged property damages due to sewer flooding. (City
Attorney)
11/21/2018; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
12/04/2018; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
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181148 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Veritas-B Mezz 1, LLC - $2,035,769]
Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Veritas-B Mezz 1,
LLC, against the City and County of San Francisco for $2,035,769; the claim was filed
on June 12, 2018; the claim involves an alleged overpayment of transfer tax. (City
Attorney)
11/21/2018; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
12/04/2018; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
181157 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from November 19, 2018, through November
26, 2018, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to
be ordered filed by the Clerk on December 4, 2018.
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 Mayor, pursuant to Administrative Code, Section 5.9, submitting
State Legislation Committee approved bill positions from the November 14, 2018,
meeting. Copy: Each Supervisor. (1)
From the Recreation and Park Department, pursuant to Administrative Code, Section
6.60(b), submitting notice of a declaration of emergency due to failure of the domestic
hot water system at The Beach Chalet. Copy: Each Supervisor. (2)
From Public Works, regarding the Third Street sewer system emergency repair. Copy:
Each Supervisor. (3)
From California Fish and Game, submitting notice of proposed regulatory action relative
to California Code of Regulations, Section 29.06, Title 14, regarding the Purple Sea
Urchin on the Northern California coast and filleting of fish on vessels (California
Sheephead). 2 letters. Copy: Each Supervisor. (4)
From Theresa Rettinghouse, of Lozeau Drury, LLP, regarding a CEQA and Land Use
Notice Request for the Balboa Reservoir. Copy Each Supervisor. (5)
From Pacific Gas & Electric, regarding notice of request to offer new rates for
commercial electric vehicle charging. Copy: Each Supervisor. (6)
From Henry Karnilowicz, regarding refuse separation compliance. File No. 180646. 2
letters. Copy: Each Supervisor. (7)
From Frances Taylor, regarding e-scooters. Copy: Each Supervisor. (8)
From Roan Kattouw, regarding off street parking requirements. File No. 181028. Copy:
Each Supervisor. (9)
From Aaron Goodman, regarding SFSU-CSU master-planning. Copy: Each Supervisor.
(10)
From Aaron Goodman, regarding Spare the Air Day. Copy: Each Supervisor. (11)
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ADJOURNMENT
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