# Board of Supervisors Minutes: November 12, 2019 - Meeting date: 2019-11-12 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 25 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/630/2019-11-12-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=737759&GUID=66A40D51-22EB-4CEA-A38D-DB8D79FD314D) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 190927: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Administration of Traffic Congestion Mitigation Tax - Pages: 5-6 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 190927 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Administration of Traffic Congestion Mitigation Tax] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to add provisions to administer the Traffic Congestion Mitigation Tax; and to make conforming non-substantive changes. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 191001: Contract Amendment - Motorola, Inc. - Emergency Communications Equipment - Not to Exceed $81,000,000 - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 191001 [Contract Amendment - Motorola, Inc. - Emergency Communications Equipment - Not to Exceed $81,000,000] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance approving an amendment to the System Purchase and Installation Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco, acting through the Department of Emergency Management, and Motorola Inc., to increase the amount of the Agreement by $33,000,000 for a total amount not to exceed $81,000,000; and extending the term by seven and a half years to commence June 31, 2021, for a total term of October 28, 2016, through December 31, 2029. (Department of Emergency Management) (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 190995: Agreement Amendment - Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. - Insurance Brokerage Services - Not to Exceed $74,000,000 - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 190995 [Agreement Amendment - Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. - Insurance Brokerage Services - Not to Exceed $74,000,000] Resolution authorizing the Director of the Risk Management Division of the Office of the City Administrator to enter into a First Amendment for insurance brokerage services with Alliant Insurance Services, to increase the agreement amount by $39,500,000 for a total amount not to exceed $74,000,000 pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118, with no change to the term length to expire on June 30, 2020, to commence upon approval by the Board of Supervisors. (City Administrator) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 478-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 190998: Master Lease Amendment - United States Navy - Treasure Island Land and Structures - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 190998 [Master Lease Amendment - United States Navy - Treasure Island Land and Structures] Resolution approving Amendment No. 44 to the Treasure Island Land and Structures Master Lease between the Treasure Island Development Authority and the United States Navy to extend the term for one year to commence December 1, 2019, for a total term of November 19, 1998, through November 30, 2020. (Treasure Island Development Authority) Resolution No. 479-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 191049: Grant Agreement Amendment - Institute on Aging - Community Living Fund - Not to Exceed $10,564,736 - Pages: 6-7 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 191049 [Grant Agreement Amendment - Institute on Aging - Community Living Fund - Not to Exceed $10,564,736] Resolution approving a first amendment to the grant agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Institute on Aging for the provision of the Community Living Fund, to increase the amount of the grant by $770,000 for a total amount not to exceed $10,564,736 to commence November 1, 2019, with no change to the term length of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2021. (Human Services Agency) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 480-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 190994: Settlement of Lawsuit - Riana Buffin and Crystal Patterson - City to Comply with New Pretrial Detention Policies and Provide Funding for Pretrial Diversion Project - Pages: 7 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: uit filed by Riana Buffin and Crystal Patterson against Sheriff Vicki Hennessy in her official capacity as Sheriff; the settlement prohibits the Sheriff from using the existing bail schedule for arrested individuals and from using any similar policy that determines the existence or length of pre-arraignment detention based on an arrestee’s ability to pay, requires the Sheriff to release certain arrestees within 18 hours from the time of booking under some circumstances, and is conditioned on the City providing additional funding to the Own Recognizance Project of the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project; the lawsuit was filed on October 28, 2015, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 15-CV-04959-YGR; entitled Riana Buffin and Crystal Patterson, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Vicki Hennessy in her official capacity as the San Francisco Sheriff, et al.; the lawsuit involves claims that the Sheriff’s use of the San Francisco Superior Court’s bail schedule as a basis for pre-arraignment detention or release of arrestees violates the United States Constitution. (City Attorney) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 191070: Appropriation - General Reserve - Sheriff’s Department, Police Department, and District Attorney - $2,191,869 - FY2019-2020 - Pages: 7 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 191070 [Appropriation - General Reserve - Sheriff’s Department, Police Department, and District Attorney - $2,191,869 - FY2019-2020] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance appropriating $2,191,869 of General Fund General Reserves for funding for the Sheriff’s Department, Police Department, and District Attorney to implement the terms of the stipulated final judgment in the action entitled Riana Buffin and Crystal Patterson, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Vicki Hennessy in her official capacity as the San Francisco Sheriff, et al. (Board File No. 190994). (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 191071: Public Employment - Amendment to the Salary Ordinance for the District Attorney and the Sheriff’s Department - FY2019-2020 - Pages: 7-8 - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 191071 [Public Employment - Amendment to the Salary Ordinance for the District Attorney and the Sheriff’s Department - FY2019-2020] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 170-19 (Salary Ordinance FYs 2019-2020 and 2020-2021) to reflect the addition of five new positions (2.5 FTEs) in FY2019-2020, and for limited term through Fiscal Year 2020-2021 at the District Attorney's Office and the Sheriff’s Department to implement the terms of the stipulated final judgment in the action entitled Riana Buffin and Crystal Patterson, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Vicki Hennessy in her official capacity as the San Francisco Sheriff, et al. (Board File No. 190994). (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ## Extracted text ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/630/2019-11-12-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/12/2019 191001 [Contract Amendment - Motorola, Inc. - Emergency Communications Equipment - Not to Exceed $81,000,000] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance approving an amendment to the System Purchase and Installation Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco, acting through the Department of Emergency Management, and Motorola Inc., to increase the amount of the Agreement by $33,000,000 for a total amount not to exceed $81,000,000; and extending the term by seven and a half years to commence June 31, 2021, for a total term of October 28, 2016, through December 31, 2029. (Department of Emergency Management) (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 190995 [Agreement Amendment - Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. - Insurance Brokerage Services - Not to Exceed $74,000,000] Resolution authorizing the Director of the Risk Management Division of the Office of the City Administrator to enter into a First Amendment for insurance brokerage services with Alliant Insurance Services, to increase the agreement amount by $39,500,000 for a total amount not to exceed $74,000,000 pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118, with no change to the term length to expire on June 30, 2020, to commence upon approval by the Board of Supervisors. (City Administrator) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 478-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 190998 [Master Lease Amendment - United States Navy - Treasure Island Land and Structures] Resolution approving Amendment No. 44 to the Treasure Island Land and Structures Master Lease between the Treasure Island Development Authority and the United States Navy to extend the term for one year to commence December 1, 2019, for a total term of November 19, 1998, through November 30, 2020. (Treasure Island Development Authority) Resolution No. 479-19 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 191049 [Grant Agreement Amendment - Institute on Aging - Community Living Fund - Not to Exceed $10,564,736] Resolution approving a first amendment to the grant agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Institute on Aging for the provision of the Community Living Fund, to increase the amount of the grant by $770,000 for a total amount not to exceed $10,564,736 to commence November 1, 2019, with no change to the term length of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2021. (Human Services Agency) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 480-19 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 951 Printed at 4:34 pm on 12/9/19 ### [Page 7](https://sfbos.info/documents/630/2019-11-12-minutes#page-7) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/12/2019 Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee President Yee requested File Nos. 190994, 191070, and 191071 be called together. 190994 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Riana Buffin and Crystal Patterson - City to Comply with New Pretrial Detention Policies and Provide Funding for Pretrial Diversion Project] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Riana Buffin and Crystal Patterson against Sheriff Vicki Hennessy in her official capacity as Sheriff; the settlement prohibits the Sheriff from using the existing bail schedule for arrested individuals and from using any similar policy that determines the existence or length of pre-arraignment detention based on an arrestee’s ability to pay, requires the Sheriff to release certain arrestees within 18 hours from the time of booking under some circumstances, and is conditioned on the City providing additional funding to the Own Recognizance Project of the San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project; the lawsuit was filed on October 28, 2015, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 15-CV-04959-YGR; entitled Riana Buffin and Crystal Patterson, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Vicki Hennessy in her official capacity as the San Francisco Sheriff, et al.; the lawsuit involves claims that the Sheriff’s use of the San Francisco Superior Court’s bail schedule as a basis for pre-arraignment detention or release of arrestees violates the United States Constitution. (City Attorney) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee 191070 [Appropriation - General Reserve - Sheriff’s Department, Police Department, and District Attorney - $2,191,869 - FY2019-2020] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance appropriating $2,191,869 of General Fund General Reserves for funding for the Sheriff’s Department, Police Department, and District Attorney to implement the terms of the stipulated final judgment in the action entitled Riana Buffin and Crystal Patterson, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Vicki Hennessy in her official capacity as the San Francisco Sheriff, et al. (Board File No. 190994). (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 191071 [Public Employment - Amendment to the Salary Ordinance for the District Attorney and the Sheriff’s Department - FY2019-2020] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 170-19 (Salary Ordinance FYs 2019-2020 and 2020-2021) to reflect the addition of five new positions (2.5 FTEs) in FY2019-2020, and for limited term through Fiscal Year 2020-2021 at the District Attorney's Office and the Sheriff’s Department to implement the terms of the stipulated final judgment in the action entitled Riana Buffin and Crystal Patterson, on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated v. Vicki Hennessy in her official capacity as the San Francisco Sheriff, et al. (Board File No. 190994). (Fiscal Impact) 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 952 Printed at 4:34 pm on 12/9/19