# Board of Supervisors Minutes: March 3, 2020 - Meeting date: 2020-03-03 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 36 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/654/2020-03-03-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=765598&GUID=3EFCD75C-271E-4EBC-BACA-0E4E2545C741) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 200135: Hearing - Committee of the Whole - Street Vacation - Millennium Tower 301 Mission Perimeter Pile Upgrade Project - March 3, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. - Pages: 14-15 ### File 191253: Street Vacation - Millennium Tower 301 Mission Perimeter Pile Upgrade Project - Pages: 15-16 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 191253 [Street Vacation - Millennium Tower 301 Mission Perimeter Pile Upgrade Project] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance ordering the vacation of the sidewalk portion of streets on the south side of Mission Street at the intersection of Mission and Fremont Streets and on the east side of Fremont Street at the same intersection to allow a structural upgrade of the 301 Mission Street high-rise building known as Millennium Tower, subject to certain conditions; rededicating the area subject to the street vacation to public use for street and right-of-way purposes after the City’s issuance of an easement for the abovementioned structural upgrade; adopting environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the vacation and rededication of the street area are consistent with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and authorizing actions in furtherance of this Ordinance. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Yee - Absent: Stefani, Walton - Vote 2: rescission - Action: Supervisor Stefani, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Vote 3: first-reading - Action: PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200103: Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption From Environmental Review - 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street - Pages: 16 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: sh on Lot No. 64; install metal screening on portions of the Kissling Street frontage and on portions of the Howard Street frontage; reduce the existing 42-foot-wide curb cut on the Howard Street frontage to approximately 29 feet wide and remove the existing curb cut on the Kissling Street frontage; and amending the Zoning Map by changing the zoning district for Lot Nos. 39, 40, 41, and 42 at the project site from RED (Resident Enclave) to RED-MX (Residential Enclave-Mixed). (District 6) (Appellant: Stephen Williams of the Law Office of Stephen M. Williams, on behalf of William Hedden) (Filed January 23, 2020) (Clerk of the Board) President Yee opened the public hearing and Supervisor Haney provided brief remarks, indicating he would be making a motion to continue these matters to a later date. The President then inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to the proposed continuance. There were no speakers. The President closed public comment on the continuance. Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Hearing be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of April 14, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200104: Affirming the Categorical Exemption Determination - 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street - Pages: 16 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 200104 [Affirming the Categorical Exemption Determination - 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street] Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street Project is categorically exempt from further environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of April 14, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200105: Conditionally Reversing the Categorical Exemption Determination - 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street - Pages: 16-17 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 200105 [Conditionally Reversing the Categorical Exemption Determination - 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street] Motion conditionally reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street Project is categorically exempt from further environmental review, subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of April 14, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ## Extracted text ### [Page 15](https://sfbos.info/documents/654/2020-03-03-minutes#page-15) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/3/2020 Referred Without Recommendation from the Land Use and Transportation Committee Supervisor Stefani was noted present at 4:21 p.m. Supervisor Walton was noted present at 4:22 p.m. 191253 [Street Vacation - Millennium Tower 301 Mission Perimeter Pile Upgrade Project] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance ordering the vacation of the sidewalk portion of streets on the south side of Mission Street at the intersection of Mission and Fremont Streets and on the east side of Fremont Street at the same intersection to allow a structural upgrade of the 301 Mission Street high-rise building known as Millennium Tower, subject to certain conditions; rededicating the area subject to the street vacation to public use for street and right-of-way purposes after the City’s issuance of an easement for the abovementioned structural upgrade; adopting environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the vacation and rededication of the street area are consistent with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and authorizing actions in furtherance of this Ordinance. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 9 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Yee Absent: 2 - Stefani, Walton Supervisor Stefani, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved to rescind the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 166 Printed at 9:47 pm on 4/9/20 ### [Page 16](https://sfbos.info/documents/654/2020-03-03-minutes#page-16) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 3/3/2020 SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M. President Yee requested File Nos. 200103, 200104, 200105, and 200106 be called together. 200103 [Hearing - Appeal of Determination of Exemption From Environmental Review - 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street] Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the determination of exemption from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act issued as a Categorical Exemption by the Planning Department on December 24, 2019, for the proposed project at 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3516, to reconfigure an existing motor vehicle repair operation by converting approximately 9,691 square feet of existing surface vehicle storage on Lot Nos. 56 and 64 to four-level parking stackers; converting approximately 8,069 square feet of existing surface vehicle storage on Lot Nos. 39, 40, 41, and 42 to four-level parking stackers, and constructing an approximately 1,283-gross-square-foot car wash on Lot No. 64; install metal screening on portions of the Kissling Street frontage and on portions of the Howard Street frontage; reduce the existing 42-foot-wide curb cut on the Howard Street frontage to approximately 29 feet wide and remove the existing curb cut on the Kissling Street frontage; and amending the Zoning Map by changing the zoning district for Lot Nos. 39, 40, 41, and 42 at the project site from RED (Resident Enclave) to RED-MX (Residential Enclave-Mixed). (District 6) (Appellant: Stephen Williams of the Law Office of Stephen M. Williams, on behalf of William Hedden) (Filed January 23, 2020) (Clerk of the Board) President Yee opened the public hearing and Supervisor Haney provided brief remarks, indicating he would be making a motion to continue these matters to a later date. The President then inquired as to whether any member of the public wished to address the Board relating to the proposed continuance. There were no speakers. The President closed public comment on the continuance. Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Hearing be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of April 14, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 200104 [Affirming the Categorical Exemption Determination - 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street] Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street Project is categorically exempt from further environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of April 14, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 200105 [Conditionally Reversing the Categorical Exemption Determination - 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street] Motion conditionally reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed 1531-1581 Howard Street and 118-134 Kissling Street Project is categorically exempt from further environmental review, subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Haney, seconded by Supervisor Ronen, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of April 14, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 167 Printed at 9:47 pm on 4/9/20