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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, March 10, 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 Moliga, Collins, Cook (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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Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decision in full view of the public. Commissions, boards,
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information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (San Francisco Administrative Code, Chapter 67) or to
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Ethics Requirements
Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be
required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign & Governmental Conduct Code, Section 2.100]
to register and report lobbying activity. For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the
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252-3100; fax (415) 252-3112; web site http://www.sfgov.org/ethics.
Under Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code, Section 1.127, no person or entity with a financial interest in a
land use matter pending before the Board of Appeals, Board of Supervisors, Building Inspection Commission,
Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure, Historic Preservation Commission, Planning
Commission, Port Commission, or the Treasure Island Development Authority Board of Directors, may make a
campaign contribution to a member of the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor, the City Attorney, or a candidate for
any of those offices, from the date the land use matter commenced until 12 months after the board or commission
has made a final decision, or any appeal to another City agency from that decision has been resolved. For more
information about this restriction, visit sfethics.org.
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ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
COMMUNICATIONS
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Approval of the February 4, 2020, Board Meeting Minutes.
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.
1. 200258 [Formal Policy Discussions - March 10, 2020]
Pursuant to Charter, Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code, Section
2.11, the Mayor shall discuss the following eligible topics submitted from the Supervisors
representing Districts 5 and 6. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five
minutes. Discussion shall not exceed two minutes per question or answer.
1. Corruption (District 5)
2. Transportation Infrastructure (District 6)
Discussion: The Mayor shall DISCUSS eligible topic(s) with the Board of Supervisors.
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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 2 through 8
Recommendations of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Haney
2. 200060 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Families First, Inc. - City to Receive $189,884.63]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed on behalf of the City and County of
San Francisco and five other counties against Families First, Inc. (aka EMQ Families
First, Inc. and Uplift Family Services) for $189,884.63; the lawsuit was filed on July 22,
2014, in Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG14733912; entitled State of
California, County of Alameda, County of Sacramento, County of San Francisco, County
of Contra Costa, County of Sonoma, and County of Yolo ex rel. Helen Haeri Kim and
Lisa Little Villela v. Families First, Inc.; the lawsuit involves allegations by two former
employees of Families First’s Davis residential facility that Families First failed to provide
adequate Day Treatment Intensive mental health services, failed to utilize qualified
personnel, and falsely certified that it was complying with Medi-Cal regulations in
providing such services when it billed San Francisco and the other counties for them.
(City Attorney)
03/03/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
3. 200078 [Settlement of Lawsuit - San Francisco SRO Hotel Coalition, et al. - $300,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by San Francisco SRO Hotel
Coalition, Hotel Des Arts, LLC, and Brent Haas against the City and County of San
Francisco for $300,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 8, 2017, in San Francisco Superior
Court, Case No. CPF-17-515656; entitled San Francisco SRO Hotel Coalition, et al. v.
City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the settlement resolves a claim for attorney’s
fees and costs following Petitioners’ challenge to Ordinance No. 38-17 on the grounds,
in part, that San Francisco’s approval of Ordinance No. 38-17 violated the California
Environmental Quality Act, and Ordinance No. 38-17 violated petitioners’ constitutional
rights. (City Attorney)
03/03/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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4. 200079 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Jennie Feldman - $150,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jennie Feldman against the City
and County of San Francisco for $150,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 3, 2019, in San
Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-577368; entitled Jennie Feldman v. City
and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from a
falling tree branch. (City Attorney)
03/03/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
5. 200080 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Virginia Ernster - $70,000]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Virginia Ernster against the City
and County of San Francisco for $70,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 21, 2019, in San
Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-576126; entitled Virginia Ernster and
Martin Ernster v. City and County of San Francisco, Cristina Couch; the lawsuit involves
an alleged personal injury from a vehicle collision. (City Attorney)
03/03/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
6. 200081 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Jamie Sanchez and Yovanna Sanchez - $27,500]
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jamie Sanchez and Yovanna
Sanchez against the City and County of San Francisco for $27,500; the lawsuit was filed
on May 21, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-576118; entitled
Jamie Sanchez, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves a
vehicle collision. (City Attorney)
03/03/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
7. 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)
03/03/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
8. 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)
03/03/2020; 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
9. 200038 [Appropriation - Refunding General Obligation Bond Proceeds - $255,000,000 -
FY2019-2020]
Sponsor: Mayor
Ordinance appropriating not to exceed $255,000,000 from the issuance of one or more
series of Refunding General Obligation Bonds; and placing such amount on Controller's
reserve subject to the closing of one or more refunding transactions for FY2019-2020.
(Fiscal Impact)
03/03/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Safai, Preston
10. 190454 [Planning Code - Obstructions in Required Setbacks, Yards, and Usable Open
Space]
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow, in required setbacks, yards, and
usable open space, all projections of an architectural nature if they meet the specified
requirements and to allow bay windows that do not meet the specified requirements to
apply for a Zoning Administrator waiver; affirming 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 adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general
welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. (Planning Commission)
03/03/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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11. 200083 [Transfer of Redevelopment Agency Real Property Assets - Office of
Community Investment and Infrastructure - Public Works, Mayor’s Office of
Housing and Community Development, and Recreation and Park Department]
Resolution authorizing and approving the acceptance of certain real property assets
from the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure to the City and County of
San Francisco; placing parcels under the jurisdiction of Public Works (Assessor’s Parcel
Block (Block) No. 5203, Lot Nos. 037 and 044; Block No. 4570, Lot Nos. 020, 021, and
028; and Block No. 3751, Lot Nos. 167 and 168); placing parcels under the Mayor’s
Office of Housing and Community Development (Block No. 5423A, Lot 009; and Block
No. 3731, Lot Nos. 240 and 241); placing property commonly known as the Adam
Rogers Park Addition under the jurisdiction of the Recreation and Park Department;
finding the proposed transaction is in conformance with the General Plan, and the eight
priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and adopting findings under the
California Environmental Quality Act. (City Administrator)
03/03/2020; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Referred Without Recommendation from the Land Use and Transportation
Committee
Present: Supervisors Peskin, Safai, Preston
12. 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.
03/03/2020; PASSED ON FIRST READING.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be FINALLY PASSED?
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NEW BUSINESS
Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee
Present: Supervisors Fewer, Walton
13. 200005 [Airport Professional Services Agreement Modification - FSP PPM
Management, LLC - Curbside Management Services - Not to Exceed
$29,950,859]
Resolution approving Modification No. 1 to Airport Contract No. 50085, Curbside
Management Services, with FSP PPM Management, LLC, to increase the contract
amount by $10,428,565 for a new not to exceed amount of $29,950,859; and to exercise
the one one-year option to extend the term from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021,
pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(b). (Airport Commission)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Present: Supervisors Fewer, Walton, Mandelman
14. 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, from 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)
(Fiscal Impact)
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee
Present: Supervisors Mar, Peskin, Haney
15. 200130 [Request for Procurement - Special Investigation Services]
Sponsors: Haney; Mar, Ronen, Preston and Walton
Motion to direct and authorize the Clerk of the Board to initiate a procurement process
with pre-qualified vendors for Special Investigation services, with regard to potential
corruption within the local government of the City and County of San Francisco.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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Recommendation of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee
Present: Supervisors Mandelman, Stefani, Walton
16. 191073 [Health Code - Medical Examiner Reports of Drug Overdose Deaths]
Sponsors: Haney; Walton, Ronen, Fewer and Mar
Ordinance amending the Health Code to require the Medical Examiner to report
information to the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, and Director of Health once every four
months regarding deaths arising from drug overdoses.
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
Recommendations of the Rules Committee
Present: Supervisors Ronen, Stefani, Mar
17. 200059 [Administrative Code - Delegating Authority for Applications for Discharge
from Accountability for Taxes on Unsecured Property]
Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to delegate authority from the Board of
Supervisors to the Controller, under California Government Code, Section 25259.5, to
grant applications for discharge from accountability filed by the Tax Collector for the
collection of any delinquent taxes on unsecured property. (Treasurer-Tax Collector)
Question: Shall this Ordinance be PASSED ON FIRST READING?
18. 200132 [Amending Board Rules - Administration of Oaths and Issuance of Subpoena
Duces Tecum]
Sponsors: Peskin; Ronen, Mar, Haney and Preston
Motion amending the Board of Supervisors Rules of Order to set forth the process for
administration of oaths to individuals testifying before the Board pursuant to a subpoena,
and to authorize the Government Audit and Oversight Committee to administer oaths
and issue subpoenas duces tecum.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
Present: Supervisors Ronen, Stefani
19. 200233 [Reappointments, Commission on the Aging Advisory Council - Juliet
Rothman and Margaret Graf]
Motion reappointing Juliet Rothman and Margaret Graf, terms ending March 31, 2022, to
the Commission on the Aging Advisory Council. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
20. 200234 [Appointment, Park, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee - Susan
Ryan]
Motion appointing Susan Ryan, term ending February 1, 2022, to the Park, Recreation
and Open Space Advisory Committee. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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21. 200235 [Appointment, Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee - Marta Lindsey]
Motion appointing Marta Lindsey, term ending March 31, 2022, to the Pedestrian Safety
Advisory Committee. (Rules Committee)
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations
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.
(Hearing continued from February 11, 2020. The President may entertain a motion to
continue this Hearing and associated Motions to the Board of Supervisors meeting on
March 24, 2020.)
22. 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)
02/11/2020; CONTINUED.
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.
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(Only one of the following two Motions should be approved.)
23. 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)
02/11/2020; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
24. 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.)
02/11/2020; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
25. 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)
02/11/2020; CONTINUED.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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COMMITTEE REPORT
Reports from committees, if any, recommending emergency or urgent measures.
The following item will be considered by the Land Use and Transportation Committee at
a Regular Meeting on Monday, March 9, 2020, at 1:30 p.m. The Chair intends to request
the Committee to send the following item as a Committee Report on Tuesday, March 10,
2020.
26. 200223 [Affirming City Support to Acquire PG&E Assets Contingent on Key
Conditions and Priorities]
Sponsors: Peskin; Ronen
Resolution affirming the City’s continued good faith efforts to acquire the PG&E assets
necessary to provide clean, green, and affordable electric power delivery and service in
San Francisco, contingent on key conditions and priorities.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
27. 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.
28. 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 29 through 32
29. 200247 [Urging a Full Pardon of Sakhone Lasaphangthong and Somdeng “Danny”
Thongsy]
Sponsors: Mar; Preston, Haney and Walton
Resolution urging the Honorable Gavin Newsom, Governor of California, to grant
Sakhone Lasaphangthong and Somdeng “Danny” Thongsy a full pardon to allow them
to remain in the United States.
03/03/2020; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Resolution be ADOPTED?
30. 200239 [Final Map 9574 - 7-11 Germania Street and 73-77 Webster Street]
Motion approving Final Map 9574, a six residential unit condominium project, located at
7-11 Germania Street and 73-77 Webster Street, being a subdivision of Assessor’s
Parcel Block No. 0868, Lot No. 003; and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan,
and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public Works)
03/02/2020; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
03/04/2020; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
31. 200240 [Final Map 10062 - 540 De Haro Street]
Motion approving Final Map 10062, a 16 residential unit condominium project, located at
540 De Haro Street, being a subdivision of Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 4008, Lot No.
002; and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of
Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public Works)
03/02/2020; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
03/04/2020; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
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32. 200241 [Final Map 8573 - Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 1]
Motion approving Final Map 8573, Block 48 of Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 1, being a
merger and 17 lot resubdivision of existing Final Map No. 5255, Lot Nos. 1 through 89
and 93 through 127, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 4591D, Lot Nos. 1 through 7, 9
through 48, 50 through 55, 57 through 62, 64 through 93, and 97 through 131, resulting
in 17 lots intended for residential use, including a 404-unit residential condominium,
subject to specified conditions; approving an amendment to a Public Improvement
Agreement related to Final Map 8573; and acknowledging findings pursuant to the
General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Public
Works)
03/02/2020; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
03/04/2020; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT
BOARD MEETING.
Question: Shall this Motion be APPROVED?
33. 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 RESOLUTION
200238 [Grant Agreement Amendment - Low Income Investment Fund - Child Care
Facilities & Technical Assistance - $66,303,295 Total Grant Amount]
Resolution approving a second modification of the grant between the City and County of
San Francisco and Low Income Investment Fund for the provision of child care facilities
& technical assistance to support the City’s implementation of the San Francisco
Citywide Plan For Early Care and Education, to extend the term up to two years for a
total term of July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2022, and to increase the grant amount by
$37,205,496 resulting in a revised total grant amount of $66,303,295 to commence
following Board approval. (Human Services Agency)
02/26/2020; RECEIVED FROM DEPARTMENT.
03/10/2020; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to the Budget and Finance Committee.
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200259 [Petitions and Communications]
Petitions and Communications received from February 24, 2020, through March 2,
2020, for reference by the President to Committee considering related matters, or to be
ordered filed by the Clerk on March 10, 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 Controller’s City Services Auditor, submitting the report entitled
“The Treasurer Complied With the Investment Requirements in State Law and the City’s
Investment Policy for the Year Ended June 30. 2019.” Copy: Each Supervisor. (1)
From KPMG LLP, submitting the FY19 Transportation Development Act Compliance
Report. Copy: Each Supervisor. (2)
From the Office of the City Administrator’s Contract Monitoring Division, pursuant to
Administrative Code, Chapter 14B.15(A), submitting the Local Business Enterprise
(LBE) Contracting Report for FY2019-2020 Q2. Copy: Each Supervisor. (3)
From Public Works, submitting a revised letter for 1156 Valencia Street, alternative
permitting procedures notification. File No. 200115. Copy: Each Supervisor. (4)
From the California Fish and Game Commission, pursuant to Government Code,
Section 11346.1(a)(1), providing Notice of Proposed Emergency Action regarding the
2020 Recreational Purple Sea Urchin Emergency Rule. Copy: Each Supervisor. (5)
From the Office of Assemblymember Tyler Diep (AD-73), regarding Assembly Bill 1921,
a reintroduction of Senator Wiener’s Senate Bill 23 (2019). Copy: Each Supervisor. (6)
From Lateef H. Gray, regarding their resignation from the Ethics Commission, effective
February 23, 2020. Copy: Each Supervisor. (7)
From Mary Rogus, regarding recent deaths at 988 Howard Street. 2 letters. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (8)
From concerned citizens, regarding the proposed legislation amending the Board Rules
for administration of oaths and issuances of subpoenas duces tecum. File No. 200132. 2
letters. Copy: Each Supervisor. (9)
From Christopher Kerby, regarding the Urban Canopy Management, requesting a follow
up hearing. Copy: Each Supervisor. (10)
From Melinda Ashburn, regarding the homeless crisis in San Francisco. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (11)
From Greg Meronek, regarding the proposed psychiatric respite “Hummingbird Place,”
located at 1156 Valencia Street. File No. 200115. Copy: Each Supervisor. (12)
From James Pounders, regarding the release of $1,000,000 allocated in FY2019-2020
for master-leased single room occupancy tenants. Copy: Each Supervisor. (13)
From Leann Speta, regarding a request to visit Aptos Middle School PTSA. Copy: Each
Supervisor. (14)
From Anonymous, regarding police records in the Department of Police Accountability.
Copy: Each Supervisor. (15)
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ADJOURNMENT
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