# Board of Supervisors Minutes: December 11, 2018

- Meeting date: 2018-12-11
- Document type: minutes
- Pages in official PDF: 41
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## Structured legislative records

### File 180915: Planning Code - Residential Care Facilities

- Pages: 7-8
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 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. Ordinance No. 303-18 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee

### File 180935: Planning Code, Zoning Map - 1550 Evans Avenue Special Use District

- Pages: 8
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 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. Ordinance No. 306-18 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee

### File 181026: Public Works Code - Temporary Mobile Caterer Permit

- Pages: 8
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 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. Ordinance No. 310-18 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee

### File 181031: Planning Code - Permit Review Procedures for Uses in Neighborhood Commercial Districts

- Pages: 8
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 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. Ordinance No. 312-18 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee

### File 181028: Planning Code - Off-Street Parking Requirements

- Pages: 8-9
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 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. Ordinance No. 311-18 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Tang
  - Noes: Cohen, Safai, Stefani, Yee

### File 181002: Police Code - Prohibiting Criminal History Inquiries in Private College Admissions

- Pages: 9
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 181002 [Police Code - Prohibiting Criminal History Inquiries in Private College Admissions] Sponsors: Cohen; Ronen, Mandelman, Kim and Yee 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. Ordinance No. 308-18 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee

### File 180317: Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Expanding Whistleblower Protections

- Pages: 9
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 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. Ordinance No. 299-18 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee

### File 180805: Police Code - Apprentice Hiring Requirements for Cannabis Businesses

- Pages: 9-10
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 180805 [Police Code - Apprentice Hiring Requirements for Cannabis Businesses] Sponsor: Safai Ordinance amending the Police Code to require Cannabis Businesses to ensure that 35% of new hires shall be registered apprentices enrolled in State-approved apprenticeship programs that have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with one or more City-certified pre-apprenticeship programs, if a relevant State-approved apprenticeship program has such an MOU. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee

## Extracted text

### [Page 8](https://sfbos.info/documents/556/2018-12-11-minutes#page-8)

Board of Supervisors                             Meeting Minutes                                              12/11/2018



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.
            Ordinance No. 306-18
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee


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.
            Ordinance No. 310-18
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee


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.
            Ordinance No. 312-18
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee



Referred Without Recommendation from the Land Use and Transportation Committee

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.
            Ordinance No. 311-18
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 7 - Brown, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Tang
                 Noes: 4 - Cohen, Safai, Stefani, Yee


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Board of Supervisors                              Meeting Minutes                                                12/11/2018




Recommendation of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee

181002 [Police Code - Prohibiting Criminal History Inquiries in Private College Admissions]
            Sponsors: Cohen; Ronen, Mandelman, Kim and Yee
            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.
            Ordinance No. 308-18
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee



Recommendations of the Rules Committee

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.
            Ordinance No. 299-18
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee


180805 [Police Code - Apprentice Hiring Requirements for Cannabis Businesses]
            Sponsor: Safai
            Ordinance amending the Police Code to require Cannabis Businesses to ensure that 35% of new
            hires shall be registered apprentices enrolled in State-approved apprenticeship programs that
            have a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with one or more City-certified pre-apprenticeship
            programs, if a relevant State-approved apprenticeship program has such an MOU.
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Brown, Cohen, Fewer, Kim, Mandelman, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Tang, Yee




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