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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, February 11, 2020 - 2:00 PM
Regular Meeting
NORMAN YEE, PRESIDENT
SANDRA LEE FEWER, MATT HANEY, RAFAEL MANDELMAN,
GORDON MAR, AARON PESKIN, DEAN PRESTON, 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 Appropriations Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Fewer, Walton, Mandelman, Yee, Ronen 1:00 PM
Budget and Finance Committee Wednesday
Supervisors Fewer, Walton, Mandelman 10:00 AM
Government Audit and Oversight Committee 1st and 3rd Thursday
Supervisors Mar, Peskin, Haney 10:00 AM
Joint City, School District, and City College Select Committee 2nd Friday
Supervisors Haney, Fewer, Mar (Alt), Commissioners Cook, Collins, Moliga (Alt), 10:00 AM
Trustees Randolph, Williams, Selby (Alt)
Land Use and Transportation Committee Monday
Supervisors Peskin, Safai, Preston 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, Stefani, 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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ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COMMUNICATIONS
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.
There were no questions submitted from Supervisors representing Districts 1, 2, 3, or 4.
The Mayor may address the Board for up to five minutes.
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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 1 through 5
Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Safai, Preston
1. 180969 [Plumbing Code - Cross-Connection Control]
Ordinance amending the Plumbing Code to delete the local amendment to the California
Plumbing Code referring to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission’s Rules and
Regulations in the section on cross-connection control, and to add local
cross-connection controls for beverage dispensers and industrial water chillers and a
testing requirement for backflow prevention assemblies or devices; 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)
02/04/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
2. 190458 [Planning, Administrative Codes - North of Market Affordable Housing Fees
and Citywide Affordable Housing Fund]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance amending the Planning Code and the Administrative Code to abolish the
North of Market Affordable Housing Fund, and have certain affordable housing fees
collected in conjunction with the North of Market Residential Special Use District
deposited in the Citywide Affordable Housing Fund; and making findings of consistency
with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1,
and findings of public convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code,
Section 302.
07/23/2019; AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE.
07/23/2019; RE-REFERRED AS AMENDED to the Land Use and Transportation Committee.
02/04/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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3. 191280 [Amended and Restated Land Disposition and Acquisition Agreement -
Exchange of 639 Bryant Street for 2000 Marin Street]
Sponsor: Haney
Ordinance approving an Amended and Restated Land Disposition and Acquisition
Agreement with 2000 Marin Property, L.P. for the City’s transfer of real property at 639
Bryant Street (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3777, Lot No. 052) under the jurisdiction of
the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in exchange for real property at 2000
Marin Street (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 4346, Lot No. 003), subject to several
conditions, including the reimbursement of certain transaction costs; waiving the
Administrative Code, Section 23.3, appraisal and fair market value requirements; making
findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning
Code, Section 101.1; and adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality
Act, including the adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
02/04/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Ronen, Stefani, Mar
4. 191237 [Administrative Code - Public Health Group Purchasing Organizations]
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Department of Public
Health to become a member of any Healthcare Group Purchasing Organization (GPO)
and to enter into contracts with Healthcare GPO suppliers and distributors to purchase
commodities and services without requiring competitive bidding and without approval of
the City Purchaser. (Public Health Department)
02/04/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
5. 191256 [Administrative Code - Naming Second Floor Rotunda in City Hall for Buck
Delventhal]
Sponsors: Peskin, Yee, Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
Walton and Preston
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to name the rotunda on the second floor
of City Hall in memory of former Deputy City Attorney Buck Delventhal.
02/04/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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REGULAR AGENDA
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Fewer, Walton, Mandelman
6. 191269 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - San Francisco Bay Area Rapid
Transit District - Pit Stop Public Toilet Program - $257,500]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution retroactively authorizing Public Works to accept and expend a grant of up to
$257,500 from the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) for the Pit
Stop Public Toilet Program for the period of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020. (Public
Works)
(Fiscal Impact)
01/28/2020; CONTINUED.
02/04/2020; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
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NEW BUSINESS
Recommendation of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Fewer, Walton, Mandelman
7. 200042 [Acquisition of Real Property - 1939 Market Street - Sheet Metal Workers’
International Association, Local Union No. 104 - $12,000,000]
Sponsors: Mayor; Mandelman
Resolution approving and authorizing the Director of Property, on behalf of the Mayor’s
Office of Housing and Community Development, to acquire real property, located at
1939 Market Street from Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association, Local Union
No. 104, for purchase at $12,000,000 inclusive of a deposit in the amount of $500,000;
placing the property under the jurisdiction of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and
Community Development for use in constructing affordable housing for San
Franciscans; adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the General Plan,
and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; authorizing the Director
of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions
in furtherance of the purchase agreement and this Resolution, as defined herein,
including assuming certain leases, entering into a leaseback with seller, and assuming
certain service contracts; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under
the California Environmental Quality Act. (Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community
Development)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Safai, Preston
8. 190355 [Planning Code - Authorizing Interim Activities at Development Sites]
Sponsors: Mayor; Haney
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to enable the use of development project sites
during the project approval and entitlement process by authorizing the Planning
Department to authorize certain interim activities at development project sites as
Temporary Uses for up to 36 months, subject to extension at the discretion of the
Planning Director in increments for up to a maximum possible total of 24 additional
months; adopting the Planning Department’s determination under the California
Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and
the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings of public
convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.
01/07/2020; RE-REFERRED to the Land Use and Transportation Committee.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
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9. 191281 [Administrative Code - Tenant Buyout Agreements]
Sponsors: Ronen; Preston, Fewer, Haney, Peskin and Walton
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to (1) classify certain types of unlawful
detainer settlement agreements as “Buyout Agreements,” (2) require the Rent Board to
provide more information on the disclosure form that landlords must give to tenants
before buyout negotiations commence, (3) require landlords to give the disclosure form
to tenants a certain number of days before the Buyout Agreement is executed and to
verify to the Rent Board that the disclosures were provided, (4) require landlords to
include in the final Buyout Agreement identifying information about the location of the
unit, and (5) allow a tenant to invalidate any provision of the Buyout Agreement in which
the tenant waived their rights if the landlord did not timely file the Buyout Agreement with
the Rent Board.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
10. 191286 [Public Trust Exchange Agreement - California State Lands Commission -
Exchange of Certain Streets in the Vicinity of the Millennium Tower and
Transbay Terminal for Certain Fisherman’s Wharf Streets]
Sponsor: Mayor
Resolution approving and authorizing a Trust Exchange Agreement with the California
State Lands Commission that would remove the public trust from certain Transbay
Streets in the vicinity of the Millennium Tower and Transbay Terminal and impress the
public trust on certain Fisherman’s Wharf Streets; adopting environmental findings and
findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of City
Planning Code, Section 101.1; and authorizing the Port’s Executive Director and the
Director of Property to execute documents and take certain actions in furtherance of this
Resolution, as defined herein.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Ronen, Mar
11. 200053 [Appointment, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District -
Supervisor Catherine Stefani]
Motion appointing Supervisor Catherine Stefani, term ending January 31, 2021, to the
Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
Present: Supervisors Ronen, Stefani, Mar
12. 200072 [Appointment, Children and Families First Commission - Aline Armstrong]
Motion appointing Aline Armstrong, for an indefinite term, to the Children and Families
First Commission. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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13. 200073 [Presidential Appointment, Planning Commission - Maria Theresa Imperial]
Motion approving the President of the Board of Supervisors Norman Yee’s nomination of
Maria Theresa Imperial to the Planning Commission, for a term ending July 1, 2020.
(Clerk of the Board)
(Charter, Section 4.105, provides that this nomination is subject to approval by the
Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60
days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board
fails to act on the nomination within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted
to the Clerk, then the nominee shall be deemed approved. Transmittal date: January
29, 2020.)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
Black History Month
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SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.
APPEAL PROCEDURES
Board Rule 4.18 provides that public hearings on appeals shall be scheduled for 3:00 p.m. If more than one
public hearing is scheduled, then the Clerk, in consultation with the President, may determine the order in which
the appeals will be scheduled. Second and later appeals may be scheduled at specified times later than 3:00
p.m. An appeal shall not be heard prior to its scheduled time on the calendar, and it may not be called until the
Board's consideration of appeals scheduled earlier on the calendar is completed. It is the policy of the Clerk of
the Board to schedule multiple appeals in the following order at 3:00 p.m:
1. Appeals where all parties have agreed to request a continuance or a tabling of the appeal.
2. Continued appeals from previous Board meetings (continued appeals will be listed in order of those closest
to deadlines for Board decision).
3. Appeals appearing on the calendar for the first time, in chronological order of receipt by the Clerk.
4. Multiple appeals appearing on the calendar may be staggered at times specific, beginning at 3:00 p.m.
5. Appeals involving participants who have ADA considerations may be set for specific times beginning at 3:00
p.m.
(The President may entertain a motion to continue this Hearing and associated Motions
to the Board of Supervisors meeting of March 10, 2020.)
14. 200067 [Hearing - Appeal of Conditional Use Authorization - 95 Nordhoff Street]
Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the certification of Conditional Use
Authorization pursuant to Planning Code, Sections 121 and 303, for a proposed project
at 95 Nordhoff Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 6763, Lot No. 001, identified in
Planning Case No. 2018-015554CUA, issued by the Planning Commission by Motion
No. 20602, dated December 12, 2019, for the subdivision of an existing lot currently
containing a single-family dwelling unit into four new lots, two of which will be
substandard lots, within the RH-1 (Residential-House, One Family) Zoning District and
the 40-X Height and Bulk District. (District 8) (Appellant: Steven Ganz) (Filed January
13, 2020) (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Hearing be HEARD AND FILED?
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, notice is hereby given: If you challenge the
above matter in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else
raised at the public hearing described above, or in written correspondence delivered to the
Board of Supervisors, (1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244; San Francisco, CA
94102-4689) at, or prior to, the public hearing.
(Only one of the following two Motions should be approved.)
15. 200068 [Approving Conditional Use Authorization - 95 Nordhoff Street]
Motion approving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 20602,
approving a Conditional Use Authorization, identified as Planning Case No.
2018-015554CUA, for a proposed project located at 95 Nordhoff Street; and making
environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight
priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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16. 200069 [Conditionally Disapproving Conditional Use Authorization - 95 Nordhoff
Street]
Motion conditionally disapproving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion
No. 20602, approving a Conditional Use Authorization, identified as Planning Case No.
2018-015554CUA, for a proposed project at 95 Nordhoff Street, subject to the adoption
of written findings by the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board)
(Charter, Section 4.105, and Planning Code, Section 308.1(d), provides that the Board
of Supervisors may disapprove the decision of the Planning Commission by a vote of not
less than two-thirds of the members of the Board.)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
17. 200070 [Preparation of Findings Related to Conditional Use Authorization Appeal - 95
Nordhoff Street]
Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings in support of the Board of
Supervisors' disapproval of the proposed Conditional Use Authorization, identified as
Planning Case No. 2018-015554CUA, for a proposed project at 95 Nordhoff Street.
(Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M.
Board of Supervisors Sitting as a Committee of the Whole
18. 191180 [Hearing - Committee of the Whole - Street Vacation - Vallejo Street and Davis
Street Right-of-Ways - Teatro ZinZanni Project - February 11, 2020, at 3:00
p.m.]
Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on February
11, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing to consider the proposed Ordinance (File
No. 191181) ordering the vacation of streets on a portion of the Vallejo Street
right-of-way, generally bounded by Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0138, Lot No. 001, and
Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0139, Lot No. 002, between Davis Street and The
Embarcadero and a portion of the Davis Street right-of-way as part of improvements for
the Teatro ZinZanni hotel, entertainment venue, and public open space project; making
findings about the Mitigated Negative Declaration under the California Environmental
Quality Act; adopting findings that the actions contemplated in the Ordinance are
consistent with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code,
Section 101.1; and authorizing official acts in connection with the Ordinance, as defined
therein; scheduled pursuant to Resolution No. 1-20, adopted on January 14, 2020.
(Clerk of the Board)
Question: Shall this Hearing be HEARD AND FILED?
Committee of the Whole Adjourn and Report
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Referred Without Recommendation from the Land Use and Transportation
Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Safai, Preston
19. 191181 [Street Vacation - Vallejo Street and Davis Street Right-of-Ways - Teatro
ZinZanni Development Project]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance ordering the vacation of streets on a portion of the Vallejo Street right-of-way,
generally bounded by Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0138, Lot No. 001, and Assessor’s
Parcel Block No. 0139, Lot No. 002, between Davis Street and The Embarcadero and a
portion of the Davis Street right-of-way as part of improvements for the Teatro ZinZanni
hotel, entertainment venue, and public open space project; making findings about the
Mitigated Negative Declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting
findings that the actions contemplated in this Ordinance are consistent with the General
Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and authorizing
official acts in connection with this Ordinance, as defined herein.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
20. 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.
21. 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.
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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 22 through 25
22. 200128 [Supporting California Senate Bill No. 281 (Wiener) - Agricultural District 1a:
Firearm and Ammunition Sales at the Cow Palace]
Sponsor: Stefani
Resolution supporting California State Senate Bill No. 281, Agricultural District 1a:
Firearm and Ammunition Sales at the Cow Palace, authored by Senator Scott Wiener
and principally coauthored by Assembly Members David Chiu and Phil Ting, which
promotes the general welfare and public safety by prohibiting the sale of firearms or
ammunition in the buildings that comprise the Cow Palace property.
02/04/2020; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
23. 200129 [Board of Supervisors Budget Process - FYs 2020-2021 and 2021-2022]
Sponsors: Fewer; Walton, Ronen, Yee and Mandelman
Motion establishing goals for the Board of Supervisors’ Budget and Appropriations
Committee, and the process to guide the Board’s deliberations on the City budget, for
FYs 2020-2021 and 2021-2022.
02/04/2020; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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24. 200131 [Calling Joint Special Meeting with the Public Utilities Commission - Closed
Session - Existing Litigation - Pacific Gas and Electric Company - March 10,
2020, at 4:00 p.m.]
Sponsor: Peskin
Motion calling a joint special meeting with the Board of Supervisors and the Public
Utilities Commission on March 10, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., and that the Board of Supervisors
convene in a joint closed session at the joint special meeting with the Public Utilities
Commission, pursuant to California Government Code, Section 54956.9(a), and San
Francisco Administrative Code, Section 67.10(d)(1), for the purpose of conferring with,
or receiving advice from, the City Attorney regarding the following existing litigation in
which the City is a petitioner and Pacific Gas & Electric Company is an adverse party: In
re: PG&E Corporation and Pacific Gas & Electric Company, United States Bankruptcy
Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 19-30088-DM, filed January 29, 2019;
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case No. EL 19-38-000, filed January 28,
2019; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case No. ER18-1482-000, filed April 30,
2018; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case No. ER18-1102-000, filed March
15, 2018; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case No. ER18-790-000, filed,
February 2, 2018; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case No. ER18-768-000,
filed January 31, 2018; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case No.
ER18-198-000, filed October 31, 2017; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case
No. ER17-2406-000, filed August 31, 2017; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Case No. ER17-2181-000, filed July 31, 2017; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Case No. ER17-2204, filed July 31, 2017; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case
No. ER17-1509-000, filed May 1, 2017; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case
No. ER17-910-000, filed January 31, 2017; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Case No. EL 15-3-000, filed October 10, 2014; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Case No. ER15-702-000, filed December 23, 2014; Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Case No. ER15-703-000, filed December 23, 2014; Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission Case No. ER15-704-000, filed December 23, 2014; Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission Case No. ER15-705-000, filed December 23, 2014;
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Case No. ER15-735-000, filed December 23,
2014; California Public Utilities Commission Case No. 1.15-08-019, filed February 25,
2015; California Public Utilities Commission Case No. R.18-10-007, filed October 25,
2018; California Public Utilities Commission Case No. R.19-01-006, filed January 10,
2019; and California Public Utilities Commission Case No. R.19-09-016, filed January
10, 2019.
02/05/2020; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
25. 200084 [Final Map No. 9693 - 3132-3140 Scott Street]
Motion approving Final Map No. 9693, a five residential unit condominium project,
located at 3132-3140 Scott Street, being a subdivision of Assessor’s Parcel Block No.
0512, Lot No. 018; and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan, and the eight
priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public Works)
01/17/2020; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/05/2020; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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26. 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
200107 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Vera Cort - City to Receive $200,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Vera Cort, Trustee of Cort
Survivor Trust, against the City and County of San Francisco for $200,000; the lawsuit
was filed on March 7, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-19-516582,
entitled Vera Cort, Trustee of Cort Survivor Trust v. City and County of San Francisco, et
al.; the lawsuit involves petitioner’s challenge to the City’s cancellation of her
construction permits after petitioner demolished property in violation of the issued
permits. (City Attorney)
01/30/2020; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/11/2020; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
200108 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Garry Peace - $43,500]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Garry Peace against the City
and County of San Francisco for $43,500; the lawsuit was filed on November 8, 2017, in
San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-17-562373; entitled Garry Peace v. City
and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an alleged personal injury while
walking on a City sidewalk. (City Attorney)
02/03/2020; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/11/2020; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
200109 [Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Estate Research Associates - $82,465.14]
Resolution approving an updated settlement authority for the unlitigated claim filed by
Estate Research Associates against the City and County of San Francisco for
$82,465.14; the claim was filed on January 26, 2018; the claim involves damages
allegedly arising from the failure to properly administer two estates; Resolution No.
389-18 previously approved settlement up to $80,000. (City Attorney)
02/03/2020; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/11/2020; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.
200110 [Public Auction - Tax-Defaulted Real Property]
Resolution authorizing Tax Collector to sell at public auction certain parcels of
tax-defaulted real property, as defined herein. (Treasurer-Tax Collector)
01/31/2020; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/11/2020; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
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200111 [Agreement Amendment - Retroactive - APX, Inc. - Power Scheduling
Coordination and Related Support Services - Not to Exceed $149,900,000]
Resolution retroactively authorizing the General Manager of the Public Utilities
Commission to execute the first amendment to Agreement No. CS-344 Power
Scheduling Coordination and Related Support Services, with APX, Inc. to amend the not
to exceed amount from $105,000,000 to $107,900,000 and authorizing the General
Manager of the Public Utilities Commission to execute a second amendment providing a
two year extension to the contract term, for a total term of seven years, for the total term
of June 16, 2015, through June 15, 2022, and increasing the not to exceed amount by
$42,000,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $149,900,000 pursuant to Charter,
Section 9.118. (Public Utilities Commission)
01/31/2020; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
02/11/2020; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
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200112 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from January 27, 2020, through February 3,
2020, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be
ordered filed by the Clerk on February 11, 2020.
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), making the
following appointments to the Disability and Aging Services Commission: Copy: Each
Supervisor. (1)
Gustavo Seriñá - Seat 1 - term ending January 15, 2024
Martha Knutzen - Seat 5 - term ending July 1, 2020
Barbara Sklar - Seat 6 - term ending July 1, 2020*
*Due to a discrepancy of the submitted term, this appointment was conditionally
accepted. After collaborating with the Mayor’s Office and the City Attorney for
clarification, the appropriate term is July 1, 2020.
From the Office of the Mayor, pursuant to Charter, Section 3.100, designating
Supervisor Catherine Stefani as Acting-Mayor, effective Saturday, February 2, 2020, at
7:00 a.m., until Monday, February 3, 2020, at 6:16 a.m. In the event the Mayor is
delayed, Supervisor Stefani will continue to serve as Acting-Mayor until the Mayor
returns. Copy: Each Supervisor. (2)
From the Office of the Controller, pursuant to the Authorization Ordinance in
Administrative Code, Section 21A3, submitting their Review of 2019 Managed Care
Contracts. Copy: Each Supervisor. (3)
From the President of the Board of Supervisors, pursuant to Charter, Section 4.105,
making the following nomination to the Planning Commission: Copy: Each Supervisor.
(4)
Maria Theresa Imperial - term ending July 1, 2020
From the Police Commission, regarding their Resolution 20-5, Adoption of Resolution for
Effective Response to Homelessness and Complaints Regarding Presence of Homeless
People. Copy: Each Supervisor. (5)
From the Department of Public Health, pursuant to Administrative Code, Section
10.170-1(H), submitting notice for DPH Demonstration Projects-HIV Infection
HCAS12/18, of a State grant line item budget revision in excess of 15% requiring
funding agency approval. Copy: Each Supervisor. (6)
From the Department on the Status of Women, submitting their new strategic plan
“Towards a Gender Equitable City Government.” Copy: Each Supervisor. (7)
From the Rent Board, pursuant to Administrative Code, Chapter 37, Section 37.9E9(j),
submitting their third annual report regarding implementation of Buyout Ordinance.
Copy: Each Supervisor. (8)
From Christine Harris, regarding a stolen dog in San Francisco. Copy: Each Supervisor.
(9)
From Allen Jones, regarding comments relating to the closure of Juvenile Hall. Copy:
Each Supervisor. (10)
From concerned citizens, regarding the appropriation from the General Reserve for City
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College of San Francisco operating support in the amount of $2,700,000 for
FY2019-2020. File No. 191261. 5 letters. Copy: Each Supervisor. (11)
From the San Francisco Apartment Association, regarding the proposed amendments to
the Tenant Buyout Agreements. File No. 191281. Copy: Each Supervisor. (12)
From Anastasia Glikenstern, regarding using toxic herbicide in our parks Copy: Each
Supervisor. (13)
From Patricia Rinaldo, regarding the homeless crisis in San Francisco. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (14)
From Judith Tegland, regarding small businesses operating in San Francisco. Copy:
Each Supervisor. (15)
From Kristin Tieche, regarding Page Street bike improvements. Copy: Each Supervisor.
(16)
From Bryan Tullis, regarding more San Francisco Police Department support for
taxpayers and businesses. Copy: Each Supervisor. (17)
From the Office of the Controller, submitting their San Francisco MUNI Reliability
Working Group recommendations. Copy: Each Supervisor. (18)
From Lilian Stielstra, regarding alleged corruption at Public Works and the FBI arrest of
Mohammed Nuru. Copy: Each Supervisor. (19)
From Hope Young, regarding the hiring process for the City and County of San
Francisco. Copy: Each Supervisor. (20)
From Patrick Monette-Shaw, regarding the Environment Code - Electrification of
Municipal Facilities and San Francisco Employees Retirement System. File No. 190972.
Copy: Each Supervisor. (21)
ADJOURNMENT
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