191005 [Initiative Ordinance - Business and Tax Regulations, Administrative Codes - Excise Tax on Keeping Commercial Property Vacant] Sponsors: Peskin; Ronen, Walton and Haney Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on March 3, 2020, an Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code and Administrative Code to impose an excise tax on persons keeping ground floor commercial space in certain neighborhood commercial districts and certain neighborhood commercial transit districts vacant, to fund assistance to small businesses; increasing the City’s appropriations limit by the amount collected under the tax for four years from March 3, 2020; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Economic Impact) Motion No. M19-172 APPROVED by the following vote:
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
MEETING MINUTES
Thursday, November 21, 2019 - 1:35 PM
Legislative Chamber, Room 250
City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
Special 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
BOARD COMMITTEES
Committee Membership Meeting Days
Budget and Finance 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
Joint City, School District, and City College Select Committee 2nd Friday
Supervisors Haney, Walton, Mar (Alt), Commissioners Cook, Collins, Moliga (Alt), 10:00 AM
Trustees Randolph, Williams, Selby (Alt)
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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Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 11/21/2019
Members Present: Vallie Brown, Sandra Lee Fewer, Matt Haney, Gordon Mar, Hillary Ronen, Ahsha
Safai, Shamann Walton, and Norman Yee
The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco met in special session on
Thursday, November 21, 2019, with President Norman Yee presiding.
President Yee called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
On the call of the roll, Supervisors Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mar, Ronen, Safai, Walton, and Yee
were noted present.
Supervisors Mandelman, Peskin, and Stefani were noted not present.
A quorum was present.
COMMUNICATIONS
Alisa Somera, Legislative Deputy Director, informed the Board of Supervisors that she was in
receipt of communications from Supervisors Rafael Mandelman, Aaron Peskin, and Catherine
Stefani informing the Board of their absences and requesting to be excused from today’s meeting.
Supervisors Mandelman, Peskin, and Stefani Excused from Attendance
Supervisor Fewer, seconded by Supervisor Walton, moved that Supervisors Mandelman, Peskin, and
Stefani be excused from attending today’s meeting. The motion carried by the following vote:
Ayes: 8 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mar, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee
Excused: 3 - Mandelman, Peskin, Stefani
AGENDA CHANGES
There were no agenda changes.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
191005 [Initiative Ordinance - Business and Tax Regulations, Administrative Codes -
Excise Tax on Keeping Commercial Property Vacant]
Sponsors: Peskin; Ronen, Walton and Haney
Motion ordering submitted to the voters at an election to be held on March 3, 2020, an Ordinance
amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code and Administrative Code to impose an excise
tax on persons keeping ground floor commercial space in certain neighborhood commercial
districts and certain neighborhood commercial transit districts vacant, to fund assistance to small
businesses; increasing the City’s appropriations limit by the amount collected under the tax for four
years from March 3, 2020; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the
California Environmental Quality Act.
(Economic Impact)
Motion No. M19-172
APPROVED by the following vote:
Ayes: 8 - Brown, Fewer, Haney, Mar, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee
Excused: 3 - Mandelman, Peskin, Stefani
PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no public comment speakers.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the Board adjourned at the hour 2:04 p.m.
N.B. The Minutes of this meeting set forth all actions taken by the Board of Supervisors on the
matters stated, but not necessarily the chronological sequence in which the matters were taken
up.
Approved by the Board of Supervisors on January 14, 2020.
Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board
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