# Board of Supervisors Minutes: October 1, 2019 - Meeting date: 2019-10-01 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 27 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/620/2019-10-01-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=723244&GUID=76733A5F-BFA5-4EC5-8109-FAE65E25817B) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 190786: Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Act Now Before it is Too Late: Aggressively Expand and Enhance Our High-Pressure Emergency Firefighting Water System - Pages: 12-13 - Sponsors: Mar - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 190786 [Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Act Now Before it is Too Late: Aggressively Expand and Enhance Our High-Pressure Emergency Firefighting Water System] Sponsor: Mar Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2018-2019 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Act Now Before it is Too Late: Aggressively Expand and Enhance Our High-Pressure Emergency Firefighting Water System;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Mar requested to be added as the primary sponsor. Resolution No. 422-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 190788: Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Improving Continuity Review for Increased Public Accountability: The 2018-2019 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury Continuity Report - Pages: 13 - Sponsors: Mar - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 190788 [Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Improving Continuity Review for Increased Public Accountability: The 2018-2019 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury Continuity Report] Sponsor: Mar Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2018-2019 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Improving Continuity Review for Increased Public Accountability: The 2018-2019 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury Continuity Report;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Mar requested to be added as the primary sponsor. Resolution No. 423-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 190790: Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Pedestrian Safety in the Era of Electric Mobility Devices - Pages: 13 - Sponsors: Mar - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 190790 [Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Pedestrian Safety in the Era of Electric Mobility Devices] Sponsor: Mar Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2018-2019 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Pedestrian Safety in the Era of Electric Mobility Devices;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Mar requested to be added as the primary sponsor. Resolution No. 424-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 180701: Follow-Up Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Mitigating the Housing Crisis: Accessory Dwelling Units and Modular Housing - Pages: 13-14 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 180701 [Follow-Up Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Mitigating the Housing Crisis: Accessory Dwelling Units and Modular Housing] Motion responding to the Civil Grand Jury’s request to provide a status update on the Board of Supervisor’s response to Recommendation Nos. R2 and R3 contained in the 2017-2018 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Mitigating the Housing Crisis: Accessory Dwelling Units and Modular Housing.” (Government Audit and Oversight Committee) Motion No. M19-141 APPROVED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 180637: Acacia Street - Dedication as Public Right-of-Way and Acceptance of Sidewalk and Roadway Improvements for Maintenance and Liability - Pages: 14 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 180637 [Acacia Street - Dedication as Public Right-of-Way and Acceptance of Sidewalk and Roadway Improvements for Maintenance and Liability] Ordinance accepting Acacia Street and the irrevocable offer of improvements on Acacia Street for City maintenance and liability, subject to specified limitations; dedicating Acacia Street and improvements thereon 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 for Acacia Street; accepting two Public Works Orders making recommendations and certifications related to the Acacia Street improvements; authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance, as defined herein; adopting the Planning Department’s determinations 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) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 190908: Interim Zoning Controls - Conditional Use Authorization for Conversion of Residential Care Facilities to Other Uses - Pages: 14-15 - Sponsors: Mandelman; Yee, Safai, Haney, Peskin, Ronen, Fewer and Brown - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 190908 [Interim Zoning Controls - Conditional Use Authorization for Conversion of Residential Care Facilities to Other Uses] Sponsors: Mandelman; Yee, Safai, Haney, Peskin, Ronen, Fewer and Brown Resolution imposing interim zoning controls for 18 months to require a Conditional Use authorization and specified findings for a proposed change of use from a Residential Care Facility; 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. Supervisors Ronen, Fewer, and Brown requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 430-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ## Extracted text ### [Page 13](https://sfbos.info/documents/620/2019-10-01-minutes#page-13) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 10/1/2019 190788 [Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Improving Continuity Review for Increased Public Accountability: The 2018-2019 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury Continuity Report] Sponsor: Mar Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2018-2019 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Improving Continuity Review for Increased Public Accountability: The 2018-2019 San Francisco Civil Grand Jury Continuity Report;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Mar requested to be added as the primary sponsor. Resolution No. 423-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 190790 [Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Pedestrian Safety in the Era of Electric Mobility Devices] Sponsor: Mar Resolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2018-2019 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Pedestrian Safety in the Era of Electric Mobility Devices;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Mar requested to be added as the primary sponsor. Resolution No. 424-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 180701 [Follow-Up Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Mitigating the Housing Crisis: Accessory Dwelling Units and Modular Housing] Motion responding to the Civil Grand Jury’s request to provide a status update on the Board of Supervisor’s response to Recommendation Nos. R2 and R3 contained in the 2017-2018 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Mitigating the Housing Crisis: Accessory Dwelling Units and Modular Housing.” (Government Audit and Oversight Committee) Motion No. M19-141 APPROVED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 826 Printed at 11:20 am on 10/25/19 ### [Page 14](https://sfbos.info/documents/620/2019-10-01-minutes#page-14) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 10/1/2019 Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 180637 [Acacia Street - Dedication as Public Right-of-Way and Acceptance of Sidewalk and Roadway Improvements for Maintenance and Liability] Ordinance accepting Acacia Street and the irrevocable offer of improvements on Acacia Street for City maintenance and liability, subject to specified limitations; dedicating Acacia Street and improvements thereon 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 for Acacia Street; accepting two Public Works Orders making recommendations and certifications related to the Acacia Street improvements; authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance, as defined herein; adopting the Planning Department’s determinations 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) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 190908 [Interim Zoning Controls - Conditional Use Authorization for Conversion of Residential Care Facilities to Other Uses] Sponsors: Mandelman; Yee, Safai, Haney, Peskin, Ronen, Fewer and Brown Resolution imposing interim zoning controls for 18 months to require a Conditional Use authorization and specified findings for a proposed change of use from a Residential Care Facility; 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. Supervisors Ronen, Fewer, and Brown requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 430-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 827 Printed at 11:20 am on 10/25/19