# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 25, 2012

- Meeting date: 2012-09-25
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 22
- [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/60/2012-09-25-minutes)
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## Structured legislative records

### File 120856: Settlement of Lawsuit - James Wilson - $77,072.75

- Pages: 3-4
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 120856 [Settlement of Lawsuit - James Wilson - $77,072.75] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by James Wilson, against the City and County of San Francisco for $77,072.75; the lawsuit was filed on February 20, 2007, in United States District Court, Case No. C-07-01016 PJH; entitled James Wilson, et al., v. City and County of San Francisco, et al. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 208-12 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

### File 111371: Administrative Code - CleanPowerSF Funds and Appropriating $19,500,000 of Available Fund Balance to Support Required Reserves and Creating Special Funds for the CleanPowerSF Program at the Public Utilities Commission

- Pages: 4-5
- Sponsors: Campos
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 111371 [Administrative Code - CleanPowerSF Funds and Appropriating $19,500,000 of Available Fund Balance to Support Required Reserves and Creating Special Funds for the CleanPowerSF Program at the Public Utilities Commission] Sponsor: Campos Ordinance appropriating $19,500,000 of Hetch Hetchy fund balance at the Public Utilities Commission to support CleanPowerSF Community Choice Aggregation program consistent with the contractual requirements and budgetary authorizations as approved by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and the Board of Supervisors, placing the $6,000,000 appropriated for CleanPowerSF sustainability services on Budget and Finance Committee Reserve pending detailed appropriation plans for those sustainability services, and adding Administrative Code Sections 10.100.372 and 10.100.373 to establish the CleanPowerSF Customer Fund and the CleanPowerSF Reserve Fund. (Public Utilities Commission) (Fiscal Impact) Ordinance No. 200-12 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener
  - Noes: Chu, Elsbernd, Farrell

### File 120631: Business and Tax Regulations, Police, and Planning Codes - Parking Tax Simplification for Residential Properties

- Pages: 5
- Sponsors: Wiener
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: anagers renting five or fewer parking spaces in Parking Stations physically attached to or otherwise associated with the building from the requirement to: (a) obtain a certificate of authority, (b) make monthly tax prepayments, (c) obtain a parking tax bond, and (d) providing amnesty from parking taxes, interest, penalties and fees owed for tax periods ending before April 1, 2011; 2) amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 2219.7 to exempt property owners and managers registered pursuant to Section 609 from the requirement to pay the Revenue Control Equipment compliance fee; 3) amending the Planning Code Section 204.5 to allow as an accessory use up to five dwelling unit parking spaces to be leased to persons living off-site anywhere in the City; 4) making conforming changes to the Planning Code Section 150(d); 5) amending the Police Code Section 1215 to eliminate the requirement to hold a commercial parking permit for property owners and managers registered pursuant to Section 609 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code; and 6) making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the general plan. Ordinance No. 209-12 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

### File 120353: Planning Code - Mechanical Car Wash Facilities on 19th Avenue

- Pages: 5
- Sponsors: Olague; Chu and Elsbernd
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 120353 [Planning Code - Mechanical Car Wash Facilities on 19th Avenue] Sponsors: Olague; Chu and Elsbernd Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 187.2 to permit existing gasoline and service stations located on 19th Avenue to provide a mechanical car wash on the same site; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan. Ordinance No. 201-12 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

### File 120819: Park Code - Petitioning, Leafleting, Picketing, and Soliciting in City Parks

- Pages: 5-6
- Sponsors: Wiener
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 120819 [Park Code - Petitioning, Leafleting, Picketing, and Soliciting in City Parks] Sponsor: Wiener Ordinance amending the San Francisco Park Code, Section 7.08, to repeal Subsection (d), which prohibits persons from petitioning, leafletting, demonstrating, or soliciting in designated areas of certain City parks while another event is in progress for which a permit has been issued by the Recreation and Park Department. Ordinance No. 210-12 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener

## Extracted text

### [Page 4](https://sfbos.info/documents/60/2012-09-25-minutes#page-4)

Board of Supervisors                            Meeting Minutes                                              9/25/2012




REGULAR AGENDA
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS


Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee

111371 [Administrative Code - CleanPowerSF Funds and Appropriating $19,500,000 of
       Available Fund Balance to Support Required Reserves and Creating Special Funds
       for the CleanPowerSF Program at the Public Utilities Commission]
            Sponsor: Campos
            Ordinance appropriating $19,500,000 of Hetch Hetchy fund balance at the Public Utilities
            Commission to support CleanPowerSF Community Choice Aggregation program consistent with
            the contractual requirements and budgetary authorizations as approved by the San Francisco
            Public Utilities Commission and the Board of Supervisors, placing the $6,000,000 appropriated for
            CleanPowerSF sustainability services on Budget and Finance Committee Reserve pending
            detailed appropriation plans for those sustainability services, and adding Administrative Code
            Sections 10.100.372 and 10.100.373 to establish the CleanPowerSF Customer Fund and the
            CleanPowerSF Reserve Fund. (Public Utilities Commission)
            (Fiscal Impact)
            Ordinance No. 200-12
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 8 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Cohen, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener
                 Noes: 3 - Chu, Elsbernd, Farrell




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### [Page 5](https://sfbos.info/documents/60/2012-09-25-minutes#page-5)

Board of Supervisors                             Meeting Minutes                                                9/25/2012



120631 [Business and Tax Regulations, Police, and Planning Codes - Parking Tax
       Simplification for Residential Properties]
            Sponsor: Wiener
            Ordinance: 1) amending the San Francisco Business and Tax Regulations Code by adding Section
            609 to establish Parking Tax Simplification for Residential Properties to relieve residential property
            owners and managers renting five or fewer parking spaces in Parking Stations physically attached
            to or otherwise associated with the building from the requirement to: (a) obtain a certificate of
            authority, (b) make monthly tax prepayments, (c) obtain a parking tax bond, and (d) providing
            amnesty from parking taxes, interest, penalties and fees owed for tax periods ending before April 1,
            2011; 2) amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code Section 2219.7 to exempt property
            owners and managers registered pursuant to Section 609 from the requirement to pay the
            Revenue Control Equipment compliance fee; 3) amending the Planning Code Section 204.5 to
            allow as an accessory use up to five dwelling unit parking spaces to be leased to persons living
            off-site anywhere in the City; 4) making conforming changes to the Planning Code Section 150(d);
            5) amending the Police Code Section 1215 to eliminate the requirement to hold a commercial
            parking permit for property owners and managers registered pursuant to Section 609 of the
            Business and Tax Regulations Code; and 6) making environmental findings and findings of
            consistency with the general plan.
            Ordinance No. 209-12
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener



Recommendations of the Land Use and Economic Development Committee

120353 [Planning Code - Mechanical Car Wash Facilities on 19th Avenue]
            Sponsors: Olague; Chu and Elsbernd
            Ordinance amending the San Francisco Planning Code by adding Section 187.2 to permit existing
            gasoline and service stations located on 19th Avenue to provide a mechanical car wash on the
            same site; making environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan.
            Ordinance No. 201-12
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener


120819 [Park Code - Petitioning, Leafleting, Picketing, and Soliciting in City Parks]
            Sponsor: Wiener
            Ordinance amending the San Francisco Park Code, Section 7.08, to repeal Subsection (d), which
            prohibits persons from petitioning, leafletting, demonstrating, or soliciting in designated areas of
            certain City parks while another event is in progress for which a permit has been issued by the
            Recreation and Park Department.
            Ordinance No. 210-12
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Elsbernd, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Olague, Wiener




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