# Board of Supervisors Minutes: January 15, 2019 - Meeting date: 2019-01-15 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 48 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/562/2019-01-15-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=672274&GUID=39BFA126-AEAC-491D-B7A2-3AC6841DF178) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 180546: Administrative Code - Harassment Prevention Training for City Employees; Reporting Requirements for City Departments - Pages: 8-9 - Sponsors: Cohen; Tang, Stefani, Ronen, Yee, Safai and Mar - Vote 1: amendment - Action: efani, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 1, Lines 5-7, by striking ‘the City Attorney to report harassment settlements to the Department on the Status of Women (DOSW)’, adding ‘the Department on the Status of Women’, and striking ‘DOSW’, and Line 19, by adding ‘and revising Section 33.7’; on Page 5, Lines 1-4, by striking ‘Annual Reports of Settlements. Beginning on April 15, 2019 and thereafter by January 15 each year, 2019, the City Attorney shall annually report the settlements of harassment cases to the Department on the Status of Women (“DOSW”). The reports shall not include names or other individually identifying information from the cases.’, Lines 6-7, by striking ‘harassment’, adding ‘required under Section 33.7 of this Code’, and striking ‘described in subsection (d)(3)’, and Lines ’20-22, by adding ‘and the Department’, striking ‘monthly’, adding ‘quarterly’, striking ‘which includes’, adding ‘of’, and striking ‘of the City and County’; and Page 6, Line 9, by striking ‘monthly’, and adding ‘quarterly’, and Line 11, by adding ‘or the Department’. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Yee - Excused: Walton - Vote 2: first-reading - Action: Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require City employees to complete harassment prevention training annually; Department of Human Resources (DHR) to post harassment prevention training and complaint information on its website, and the Department on the Status of Women to post on its website reports from DHR and the City Attorney; and recommending that the Civil Service Commission adopt a rule requiring DHR to accept complaints of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation up to one year after the date of the alleged incident. PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Yee - Excused: Walton ### File 181060: Settlement of Lawsuit - Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company - $760,000 - Pages: 9 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 181060 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company - $760,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by City and County of San Francisco against the Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company for $760,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 2, 2015, in United States District Court, Case No. 15-cv-04557; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company; the lawsuit involves a dispute over whether the City is covered under the terms of a commercial liability insurance policy. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 010-19 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Yee - Excused: Walton ### File 180735: Administrative Code - Harassment of Tenants in Single-Family Units Through Rent Increases - Pages: 9-10 - Sponsors: Ronen; Peskin, Fewer and Brown - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 180735 [Administrative Code - Harassment of Tenants in Single-Family Units Through Rent Increases] Sponsors: Ronen; Peskin, Fewer and Brown Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to prohibit landlords of single-family homes and condominiums covered by existing eviction controls from circumventing eviction controls through rent increases; and to clarify that a rent increase intended to defraud, intimidate, or coerce the tenant into vacating such a rental unit may qualify as tenant harassment. Ordinance No. 005-19 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Yee - Excused: Walton ### File 181029: Municipal Elections Code - Deadline for Filing Declaration of Candidacy - Pages: 10 - Sponsors: Peskin - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 181029 [Municipal Elections Code - Deadline for Filing Declaration of Candidacy] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to require that candidates for local elective office file their declaration of candidacy on the same date as they file their declaration of intention to accept or solicit campaign contributions. Ordinance No. 008-19 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 180938: Waiver of Banner Fee - Alzheimer’s Association - 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s - Pages: 10 - Sponsors: Peskin - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 180938 [Waiver of Banner Fee - Alzheimer’s Association - 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance retroactively waiving the banner fee under the Public Works Code for up to 200 banners that were placed on City-owned utility poles by the Alzheimer’s Association, beginning October 10, 2018, and ending November 13, 2018, to publicize the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s campaign. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 181152: Authorization for Banners on City-Owned Utility Poles - Waiver of Banner Fee - APA Family Support Services - Pages: 10-11 - Sponsors: Cohen - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 181152 [Authorization for Banners on City-Owned Utility Poles - Waiver of Banner Fee - APA Family Support Services] Sponsor: Cohen Ordinance authorizing the installation of up to 34 banners on City-owned utility poles by APA Family Support Services under Public Works Code, Section 184.78, at 1654 Sunnydale Avenue, Hunters View Apartments, at and around 159 West Point Road, Alice Griffith Apartments, at and around 2700 Arelious Walker Drive, Sunnydale-Velasco Apartments, between 1657 and 1583 Sunnydale Avenue, Potrero Terrace and Annex, at and around 1095 Connecticut Street, and along Bayshore Boulevard and Third Street, between January 17, 2019, and July 17, 2019; and waiving the fees for those banners. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ## Extracted text ### [Page 9](https://sfbos.info/documents/562/2019-01-15-minutes#page-9) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/15/2019 REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 181060 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company - $760,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by City and County of San Francisco against the Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company for $760,000; the lawsuit was filed on October 2, 2015, in United States District Court, Case No. 15-cv-04557; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Philadelphia Indemnity Insurance Company; the lawsuit involves a dispute over whether the City is covered under the terms of a commercial liability insurance policy. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 010-19 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Yee Excused: 1 - Walton Recommendations of the Rules Committee 180735 [Administrative Code - Harassment of Tenants in Single-Family Units Through Rent Increases] Sponsors: Ronen; Peskin, Fewer and Brown Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to prohibit landlords of single-family homes and condominiums covered by existing eviction controls from circumventing eviction controls through rent increases; and to clarify that a rent increase intended to defraud, intimidate, or coerce the tenant into vacating such a rental unit may qualify as tenant harassment. Ordinance No. 005-19 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Yee Excused: 1 - Walton Supervisor Walton was noted present at 2:25 p.m. City and County of San Francisco Page 14 Printed at 3:26 pm on 2/19/19 ### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/562/2019-01-15-minutes#page-10) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/15/2019 181029 [Municipal Elections Code - Deadline for Filing Declaration of Candidacy] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Municipal Elections Code to require that candidates for local elective office file their declaration of candidacy on the same date as they file their declaration of intention to accept or solicit campaign contributions. Ordinance No. 008-19 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee President Yee requested File Nos. 180938 and 181152 be called together. 180938 [Waiver of Banner Fee - Alzheimer’s Association - 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance retroactively waiving the banner fee under the Public Works Code for up to 200 banners that were placed on City-owned utility poles by the Alzheimer’s Association, beginning October 10, 2018, and ending November 13, 2018, to publicize the 2018 Walk to End Alzheimer’s campaign. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 181152 [Authorization for Banners on City-Owned Utility Poles - Waiver of Banner Fee - APA Family Support Services] Sponsor: Cohen Ordinance authorizing the installation of up to 34 banners on City-owned utility poles by APA Family Support Services under Public Works Code, Section 184.78, at 1654 Sunnydale Avenue, Hunters View Apartments, at and around 159 West Point Road, Alice Griffith Apartments, at and around 2700 Arelious Walker Drive, Sunnydale-Velasco Apartments, between 1657 and 1583 Sunnydale Avenue, Potrero Terrace and Annex, at and around 1095 Connecticut Street, and along Bayshore Boulevard and Third Street, between January 17, 2019, and July 17, 2019; and waiving the fees for those banners. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 15 Printed at 3:26 pm on 2/19/19