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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, March 12, 2019 - 2:00 PM
Regular Meeting
NORMAN YEE, PRESIDENT
VALLIE BROWN, SANDRA LEE FEWER, MATT HANEY, RAFAEL MANDELMAN,
GORDON MAR, AARON PESKIN, HILLARY RONEN, AHSHA SAFAI, CATHERINE STEFANI,
SHAMANN WALTON
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 Wednesday
Supervisors Fewer, Stefani, Mandelman, Ronen, Yee 1:00 PM
Budget and Finance Federal Select Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Fewer 1:15 PM
Budget and Finance Sub-Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Fewer, Stefani, Mandelman 10:00 AM
Government Audit and Oversight Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Mar, Brown, Peskin 10:00 AM
Land Use and Transportation Committee Monday
Supervisors Peskin, Safai, Haney 1:30 PM
Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee 2nd and 4th Thursday
Supervisors Mandelman, Stefani, Walton 10:00 AM
Rules Committee Monday
Supervisors Ronen, Walton, Mar 10:00 AM
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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1) Legislation
2) Budget and Legislative Analyst report
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4) Public correspondence
These items will be available for review at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, Reception Desk.
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standing committees where ordinances and resolutions are the subject of hearings at which members of the public
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ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COMMUNICATIONS
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the February 5, 2019, Board Meeting Minutes, and the February 6, 2019,
Special Meeting Minutes at the Budget and Finance Committee Meeting, which
constituted a quorum of the Board of Supervisors.
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 eight (8) votes, the Board of Supervisors 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.
1. 190271 [Formal Policy Discussions - March 12, 2019]
Pursuant to Charter, Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code, Section
2.11, the Mayor shall discuss the following eligible topics submitted from the Supervisors
representing Districts 10 and 11. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to
five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed two minutes per question or answer.
1. When will there be a point person for coordinating all violence prevention services
City-wide? (District 10)
2. Condition of African American children in the City and County of San Francisco.
(District 11)
Discussion: The Mayor shall DISCUSS eligible topic(s) with the Board of Supervisors.
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CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed hereunder constitute a Consent Agenda, are considered to be routine by the Board
of Supervisors and will be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the Board. There will be no separate
discussion of these items unless a member of the Board so requests, in which event the matter shall
be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a separate item.
Questions on the Consent Agenda are on final passage, first reading, adoption, or approved, as
indicated.
Items 2 through 7
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Fewer, Stefani, Mandelman
2. 190090 [Authorization to Borrow Funds - Short-Term Loan Program for Federal
Employees - Treasurer-Tax Collector - Line of Credit Amount Not to Exceed
$20,000,000]
Sponsors: Mayor; Haney and Safai
Ordinance authorizing the Treasurer, in the event of a partial shutdown of the United
States government occurring between February 2019 and December 2019, to secure a
short-term line of credit in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000 or, in the alternative,
partner with one or more financial institutions, for the purpose of providing short-term
emergency unsecured individual loans for federal employees residing in San Francisco
or working at the San Francisco International Airport.
(Fiscal Impact)
03/05/2019; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
3. 190091 [Appropriation - Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector - Short-Term Loan
and Interest Proceeds - Individual Loans and Interest and Other Loan
Servicing Expenses - $20,500,000]
Sponsors: Mayor; Haney and Safai
Ordinance appropriating $20,000,000 of short-term loan proceeds to the Treasurer’s and
Tax Collector’s Office to administer individual loans for eligible Federal employees
impacted by a future shutdown of the Federal Government; and authorizing repayment
of the short-term loan utilizing repayment of those individual loans and up to $500,000 of
General Fund interest earnings.
(Fiscal Impact)
03/05/2019; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Peskin, Brown
4. 181210 [Administrative Code - Our City, Our Home Oversight Committee]
Sponsors: Mayor; Brown, Fewer and Haney
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Our City, Our Home
Oversight Committee as an advisory committee to monitor the City’s use of tax revenue
received under the Homelessness Gross Receipts Tax established by Proposition C
(November 2018), advise the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor regarding
administration of the Our City, Our Home Fund, and recommend ways to reduce barriers
that prevent people from exiting homelessness.
03/05/2019; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Safai, Haney
5. 181187 [Summary Street Vacation - Portions of Bradford Street and Ogden and
Crescent Avenues - Property Transfer]
Sponsor: Ronen
Ordinance ordering the summary street vacation of portions of Bradford Street, Ogden
Avenue, and Crescent Avenue within the perimeter of the Alemany Farmers’ Market
(Assessor’s Parcel Block Nos. 5731, 5732, 5733, 5733A, and 5734), bounded by
Alemany Boulevard and Putnam Street; approving jurisdictional transfers of property at
the site of the Market from Public Works and the Agricultural Commissioner to the
General Services Agency - Real Estate Division; affirming the Planning Department’s
determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the
actions contemplated in this Ordinance are consistent with the General Plan, and eight
priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in
connection with this Ordinance, as defined herein.
03/05/2019; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
6. 181213 [Building Code - Vacant or Abandoned Commercial Storefronts]
Sponsors: Fewer; Yee, Mandelman, Peskin, Stefani, Safai, Ronen, Walton, Haney,
Brown and Mar
Ordinance amending the Building Code to require vacant or abandoned commercial
storefront owners to pay annual registration fees at the time of registration; require
annual inspections of registered vacant or abandoned storefronts; update the penalty for
violations of the requirement to register vacant or abandoned commercial storefronts;
and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California
Environmental Quality Act.
03/05/2019; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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Recommendation of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Ronen, Walton, Mar
7. 190001 [Administrative Code - County Adult Assistance Programs]
Sponsor: Ronen
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to expand eligibility for assistance under
the Personal Assistance Employment Services (PAES) Program, the Cash Assistance
Linked to Medi-Cal (CALM) Program, and the Supplemental Security Income Pending
(SSIP) Program, to adults who are ineligible for assistance under the CalWORKs
Program due to the lifetime limit on the receipt of assistance, and whose children are no
longer minors, or are no longer under the care and control of the adult. (Human Services
Agency)
03/05/2019; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Fewer, Stefani, Mandelman
8. 190060 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Blue Shield of California Foundation
- Leveraging Collaboration to End Domestic Violence - Amendment to the
Annual Salary Ordinance - FYs 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 - $384,562]
Sponsor: Safai
Ordinance retroactively authorizing the Department on the Status of Women to accept
and expend a grant in the amount of $384,562 through the Blue Shield of California
Foundation for Leveraging Collaboration to End Domestic Violence Program; and
amending Ordinance No. 182-18 (Annual Salary Ordinance File No. 180575 for FYs
2018-2019 and 2019-2020) to provide for the addition of one grant-funded part-time
Class 1820 Junior Administrative Analyst position (FTE 0.50) for the period of January 1,
2019, through December 31, 2020.
03/05/2019; 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, Safai, Haney
9. 190007 [General Plan - Downtown Area Plan Amendment - 175 Golden Gate Avenue]
Sponsors: Haney; Peskin and Safai
Ordinance amending the General Plan to revise Map 1 of the Downtown Area Plan to
include 175 Golden Gate Avenue, Assessor's Parcel Block No. 0349, Lot No. 11, in the
C-3-G (Downtown General Commercial District) area; and making environmental
findings, 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 340. (Planning Commission)
03/05/2019; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
10. 180645 [Planning Code, Zoning Map - Rezoning, Preservation Designation - 175
Golden Gate Avenue]
Sponsors: Haney; Peskin and Safai
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to rezone the building at 175
Golden Gate Avenue (De Marillac Academy), Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0349, Lot No.
011, from RC-4 (Residential-Commercial, High Density) to C-3-G (Commercial,
Downtown General); designating the building for preservation purposes as a Category
III, Contributory Building; 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, and
findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section
302.
03/05/2019; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
03/05/2019; PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee
Present: Supervisors Fewer, Stefani, Mandelman
11. 190109 [Police, Business and Tax Regulations, Transportation Codes - Event-Related
Cannabis Permits - Application Fee]
Sponsors: Mandelman; Brown, Haney, Walton, Stefani and Fewer
Ordinance amending the Police Code to establish procedures for the Office of Cannabis
to issue permits authorizing cannabis sales or consumption, or both, in connection with
temporary events, and providing a mechanism for the temporary waiver of City laws
restricting smoking or cannabis consumption; amending the Business and Tax
Regulations Code to establish an application fee for such permits; amending Division I
of the Transportation Code to allow for temporary waivers of Article 19L of the Health
Code in connection with events approved by Interdepartmental Staff Committee on
Traffic and Transportation; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under
the California Environmental Quality Act.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
12. 190072 [Real Property Lease Extension - SFP2 1360 Mission St., LLC - 1360 Mission
Street - $321,300 Initial Annual Base Rent]
Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 authorizing the Director of Real Estate to
extend a Lease of real property located at 1360 Mission Street with SFP2 1360 Mission
St., LLC, as landlord, for a total term of May 11, 2011, through September 21, 2020, with
one extension option from September 22, 2020, through September 21, 2021, at the
monthly base rent of $26,397 for an initial annual base rent of $321,300 with a 3%
annual increase. (Public Health Department)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
13. 190073 [Real Property Lease - William J. Piedmonte - 729 Filbert Street - $531,216
Annual Base Rent]
Resolution authorizing the Director of Real Estate to enter into a Lease of real property
located at 729 Filbert Street with William J. Piedmonte, as landlord, for a five-year term
to commence upon approval by the Board of Supervisors, at the monthly base rent of
$44,268 for a total annual base rent of $531,216. (Public Health Department)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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14. 190106 [Agreement Amendment - Conard House - Behavioral Health Services - Not to
Exceed $44,862,764]
Resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between Conard House and
the Department of Public Health for behavioral health services, to increase the
agreement amount by $36,323,985 for an amount not to exceed $44,862,764; and to
extend the term by four years from June 30, 2019, for a total agreement term of July 1,
2018, through June 30, 2023. (Public Health Department)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
15. 190169 [Accept and Expend Grant - Federal Emergency Management Agency -
Rescue Boat - $399,562]
Sponsors: Mayor; Stefani
Resolution authorizing the Fire Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount
of $399,562 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to purchase a rescue
boat, for the period of September 1, 2018, through August 31, 2021, and waiving indirect
costs. (Fire Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
16. 190170 [Accept and Expend Grant - Federal Emergency Management Agency -
Rescue Tools and Defibrillators - $2,733,591]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution authorizing the Fire Department to accept and expend a grant in the amount
of $2,733,591 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to purchase rescue
tools and defibrillators, for the period of September 14, 2018, through September 13,
2019, and waiving indirect costs. (Fire Department)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
17. 190171 [Accept and Expend Gift - JNJ Roof Prop - Fire Department Training Division -
$24,417]
Sponsors: Mayor; Brown
Resolution authorizing the Fire Department to accept and expend a donation of a roof
training prop valued at $24,417 from JNJ Roof Prop for the Fire Department’s Training
Division. (Fire Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
18. 190172 [Accept and Expend Gift - Retroactive - Friends of Laguna Honda - Equipment
Materials, Supplies and Services - $141,000]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and
expend a monetary gift in the amount of $141,000 from the Friends of Laguna Honda to
the Laguna Honda Hospital Gift Fund for the purchase of equipment materials, supplies,
and services for residents at Laguna Honda who are otherwise unable to obtain them,
for the period of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019. (Public Health Department)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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19. 190192 [Contract Approval - Retroactive - Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. - Voting
System - Not to Exceed $12,660,000]
Resolution retroactively approving a contract agreement between the City and County of
San Francisco, by and through its Department of Elections, and Dominion Voting
Systems, Inc., for the lease of a voting system, a license to use the voting system
software, and related maintenance and support services, for four years for a contract
term from January 1, 2019, through March 31, 2023, for an amount not to exceed
$8,460,000 and with two one-year options to extend, in a total contract amount not to
exceed $12,660,000. (Elections Department)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Ronen, Walton, Mar
20. 190177 [Nominating Supervisor Peskin for Reappointment to California Coastal
Commission]
Sponsor: Stefani
Resolution nominating Supervisor Aaron Peskin for the North Coast Central seat on the
California Coastal Commission.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
21. 190213 [Appointment, Park, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee -
Roisin Isner and Richard Rothman]
Motion appointing Roisin Isner and Richard Rothman, term ending February 1, 2021, to
the Park, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Committee. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
The following item will be considered by the Government Audit and Oversight
Committee at a Regular Meeting on Thursday, March 7, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. The Chair
intends to request the Committee to send the following item as a Committee Report on
Tuesday, March 12, 2019.
22. 190163 [Settlement of Lawsuit - 1049 Market Street, LLC - $2,400,000 Loan -
Tenderloin Housing Clinic]
Sponsors: Mayor; Haney
Ordinance authorizing settlement of multiple lawsuits filed by 1049 Market Street, LLC,
against the City and County of San Francisco, including 1049 Market Street, LLC v. City
and County of San Francisco, et al. (U.S. District Court, Northern District of California,
Case No. 4:15-cv-02075 filed on May 8, 2015), 1049 Market Street, LLC v. Miller, et al.
(San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-15-545950 filed on May 21, 2015; 1st
Circuit Court of Appeal No. A148716), 1049 Market Street, LLC v. City and County of
San Francisco (San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-16-515046 filed on May
23, 2016), 1049 Market Street, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco
Superior Court, Case No. CGC-15-547161 filed on August 3, 2015), 1049 Market Street,
LLC v. City and County of San Francisco (San Francisco Superior Court, Case No.
CPF-17-515754 filed on June 30, 2017), and 1049 Market Street, LLC v. City and
County of San Francisco (San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-17-559890
filed on June 30, 2017); the lawsuits challenge the City's enforcement of the Planning
Code’s requirements for a Conditional Use Authorization for elimination of residential
uses and the City’s enforcement of Planning and Building Code violations against the
property owners of 1049 Market Street; upon the grant of additional discretionary City
approvals, the settlement would legalize commercial use of portions of the building and
provide fifteen units of affordable housing, with priority for artists, at 1049 Market Street
through the purchase and retrofit of the second floor of the building by Tenderloin
Housing Clinic (“THC”); the settlement would provide for a loan in the amount of
$2,400,000 by the City to THC to permanently finance THC’s purchase of an interest in
the building for the purpose of affordable housing and additional funds to retrofit
residential units.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
23. 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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24. 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.
CLOSED SESSION
(Scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M19-015 (File No. 190127), approved January 29,
2019, continued from February 5, 2019, and continued from March 5, 2019.)
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
25. 190127 [Closed Session - Labor Negotiations - March 12, 2019]
Closed Session for the Board of Supervisors to convene on March 12, 2019, at 4:00
p.m., with the Mayor's Office and the Department of Human Resources under
Administrative Code, Section 67.10(e), and California Government Code, Section
54957.6, regarding negotiations with labor unions representing City employees;
scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M19-015, approved January 29, 2019. (Clerk of the
Board)
02/05/2019; CONTINUED.
03/05/2019; CONTINUED.
Closed Session: The Board of Supervisors shall confer with labor negotiators.
[Elect To Disclose]
Motion that the Board finds it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time to
disclose its closed session deliberations.
[Elect Not to Disclose]
Motion that the Board finds that it is in the best interest of the public that the Board elect at this time
not to disclose its closed session deliberations.
After a closed session, if one occurs, pending approval of above action to disclose, the President shall
(1) request the Deputy City Attorney to identify the subjects discussed in the closed session, and (2)
direct the Clerk of the Board to report the vote taken on any motion in the closed session.
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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 26 through 31
26. 190229 [Supporting California State Senate Bill No. 281 (Wiener) - Cow Palace Joint
Powers Authority]
Sponsors: Stefani; Brown, Walton and Mar
Resolution supporting California State Senate Bill No. 281, authored by Senator Scott
Wiener, prohibiting the sales of firearms and ammunition at the Cow Palace in Daly City
and requiring the formation of the Cow Palace Joint Powers Authority to develop the
property; implementation would begin January 1, 2020.
02/26/2019; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
03/05/2019; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
27. 190255 [Urging the United States Department of Health and Human Services to
Rescind New Title X Regulations]
Sponsors: Brown; Stefani, Fewer, Ronen, Walton, Yee, Peskin, Mandelman and
Haney
Resolution urging the United States Department of Health and Human Services to
rescind the new Title X regulations that will impede access to essential, time-sensitive
health care for low-income women, men, and teens in San Francisco and the United
States.
03/05/2019; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
28. 190257 [Declaring San Francisco an “Open to All” City]
Sponsor: Mandelman
Resolution stating the City and County of San Francisco’s support of the national “Open
to All” campaign; urging San Francisco businesses to sign the “Open to All” Pledge;
declaring the City and County of San Francisco an “Open to All” City; and urging the
California State Legislature to enact legislation in support of the “Open to All” campaign.
03/05/2019; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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29. 190258 [Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day - March 24, 2019]
Sponsor: Peskin
Resolution declaring March 24, 2019, as Lawrence Ferlinghetti Day in the City and
County of San Francisco.
03/05/2019; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
30. 190259 [Urging Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. to Engage in Good-Faith Negotiations -
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 648,
Members]
Sponsors: Safai; Peskin, Brown, Walton, Ronen, Fewer, Mar and Haney
Resolution urging Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. to engage in good-faith negotiations
and quickly reach a fair and equitable contract with the United Food and Commercial
Workers International Union, Local 648, employed by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
03/05/2019; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
31. 190273 [Adoption of Findings Related to Conditional Use Authorization - 3637-3657
Sacramento Street Project]
Motion adopting findings in support of the Board of Supervisors’ disapproval of Planning
Commission Motion No. 20336 approving a Conditional Use Authorization identified as
Planning Case No. 2007.1347CUA for a proposed project at 3637-3657 Sacramento
Street, and the Board’s approval of a Conditional Use Authorization for the same
Planning Case and property with different conditions; and adopting findings of
consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code,
Section 101.1. (Clerk of the Board)
03/05/2019; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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32. 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
190237 [Plumbing Code - Minimum Size of Building Traps]
Ordinance amending the Plumbing Code to add a requirement for the minimum size and
placement of the building traps by a sewer or drain; 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. (Building Inspection Commission)
02/27/2019; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
03/12/2019; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to the Land Use and Transportation Committee.
190238 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Peter Dayton - $60,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Peter Dayton against the City
and County of San Francisco for $60,000; the lawsuit was filed on March 15, 2017, in
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC 17-557549; entitled Peter Dayton v. City
and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute. (City
Attorney)
03/01/2019; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
03/12/2019; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
190239 [Partial Settlement of Lawsuit - Chris Tilton and Blane Bachelor - $301,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Chris Tilton and Blane Bachelor
against the City and County of San Francisco for $301,000; the lawsuit was filed on
August 20, 2015, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-15-547492; entitled
David Alfaro, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves inverse
condemnation arising out of flooding damage during major rainstorms; as it relates only
to property loss of plaintiffs Chris Tilton and Blane Bachelor, by the payment of $301,000
and excluding the claim by these plaintiffs for diminution of value for plaintiffs’ real
property and the claim by plaintiffs for attorney's fees, costs and interest, which will be
addressed in later proceedings.
03/01/2019; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
03/12/2019; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
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190240 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Hanover Insurance Company a/s/o YWX Holdings,
Inc. - $62,500]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Hanover Insurance Company
a/s/o YWX Holdings, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $62,500; the
lawsuit was filed on April 30, 2018, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No.
CGC-18-566142; entitled Hanover Insurance Company a/s/o YWX Holdings, Inc. v. City
and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged property damage by
sewer backup. (City Attorney)
03/01/2019; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
03/12/2019; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
190241 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Kim Du Truong - $36,090]
Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Kim Du Truong
against the City and County of San Francisco for $36,090; the claim was filed on July
30, 2018; the claim involves alleged property damage arising from flooding. (City
Attorney)
03/01/2019; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
03/12/2019; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
190242 [Agreement Amendment - San Francisco AIDS Foundation - HIV Prevention -
City-Wide Syringe Access and Disposal Services - Not to Exceed $35,608,159]
Resolution approving Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between the San Francisco
AIDS Foundation and the Department of Public Health to provide HIV prevention
services through City-wide syringe access and disposal services; to increase the
contract amount by $25,768,672 for a total amount not to exceed $35,608,159; and to
extend the contract by seven years, to commence July 1, 2019, for a total contract term
of July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2026. (Public Health Department)
03/04/2019; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
03/12/2019; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee.
190243 [Apply for, Accept, and Expend Funds - Retroactive - California Secretary of
State - Voting System Replacement Activities - $3,011,500]
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Elections to apply for, accept, and
expend funds allocated by the California Secretary of State in an amount not to exceed
$3,011,500 to fund voting system replacement activities, for the period of July 1, 2018,
through June 30, 2021. (Elections Department)
02/25/2019; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
03/12/2019; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee.
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190244 [Accept and Expend Grant -The Workers Lab - Workers Fund - $150,000]
Resolution authorizing the Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector to accept and expend
a grant in the amount of $150,000 from The Workers Lab for designing and piloting a
Workers Fund at San Francisco International Airport from May 1, 2019, through June
30, 2020. (Treasurer-Tax Collector)
03/04/2019; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
03/12/2019; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee.
190272 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from February 25, 2019, through March 4,
2019, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be
ordered filed by the Clerk on March 12, 2019.
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 Charter, Section 3.100(18), submitting a
complete appointment package for Sharky Laguana to the Small Business Commission,
term ending February 27, 2023. Copy: Each Supervisor. (1)
From the Office of the Mayor, pursuant to Charter, Section 3.100(18), submitting a
complete appointment package for Malcolm Yeung to the Airport Commission, term
ending August 31, 2022. Copy: Each Supervisor. (2)
From the Office of the Controller, City Services Auditor, submitting a report regarding the
2014 Transportation and Road Improvement Bond expenditures. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (3)
From the Office of the Controller, submitting the Updated Livability Benchmarking
Website. Copy: Each Supervisor. (4)
From the Recreation and Park Department, pursuant to Park Code, Article 12, Section
12.46(d), submitting a report detailing admissions, revenue and expenses for the San
Francisco Botanical Garden. Copy: Each Supervisor. (5)
From the Sweatfree Procurement Advisory Group, pursuant to the Administrative Code,
Section 12U.6(a)(b), submitting the Sweatfree Procurement Advisory Group 2016-2017
Report. Copy: Each Supervisor. (6)
From the California Bankers Association, regarding public banking in San Francisco.
File No. 190118. Copy: Each Supervisor. (7)
From Coalition of Clean Air, Environment California and National Resources Defense
Council, regarding proposed TNC taxation ballot measure, Assembly Bill 1184 (Ting).
Copy: Each Supervisor. (8)
ADJOURNMENT
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