# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 1, 2020 - Meeting date: 2020-09-01 - Document type: minutes - Pages in official PDF: 19 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes) - [Authoritative City PDF](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=803537&GUID=9C91AB83-5646-4649-9FC2-DBB0F413C253) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City PDF is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 200854: Settlement of Lawsuit - Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility - City to Receive $2,161,773 - Pages: 4 ### File 200672: Administrative Code - Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Member Nominations - Pages: 4-5 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 200672 [Administrative Code - Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Member Nominations] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to designate the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists as the nominating body with authority to recommend nominees to the Board of Supervisors to hold the seat on the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force designated for a journalist from a racial/ethnic-minority-owned news organization, and to modify the qualifications for that seat. Ordinance No. 160-20 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200765: Emergency Ordinance - COVID-Related Employment Protections - Pages: 5 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 200765 [Emergency Ordinance - COVID-Related Employment Protections] Sponsors: Ronen; Mar, Yee, Walton, Haney, Mandelman and Preston Emergency ordinance to temporarily protect workers from adverse action if they test positive for COVID-19, are isolating or quarantining, or have previously isolated or quarantined, due to COVID-19 symptoms or exposure; and to protect applicants from discrimination if they test positive for COVID-19, are isolating or quarantining, or have previously isolated or quarantined, due to COVID-19 symptoms or exposure. (Pursuant to Charter, Section 2.107, this matter requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Board of Supervisors (8 votes) for passage.) Supervisors Mandelman and Preston requested to be added as co-sponsors. Ordinance No. 162-20 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200800: Hearing - Appeal of Revised Final Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: tive Declaration - Proposed 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project] Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the approval of a Revised Final Mitigated Negative Declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act for the 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project, identified in Planning Case No. 2013.1383ENV, and issued by the Planning Department on March 25, 2020. (District 9) (Appellant: Kathleen Angus, on behalf of the Bernal Heights South Slope Organization) (Filed April 24, 2020) (Clerk of the Board) President Yee opened the public hearing Supervisor Ronen provided opening remarks, indicating she would be making a motion to continue this appeal hearing and associated Motions to a later date. The President then inquired as to whether any individual wished to address the Board on the proposed continuance. Speaker; Herb Feltzmanfell; Kathy Midas; spoke on various concerns regarding the proposed continuance. There were no other speakers. President Yee closed public comment on the continuance. Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Hearing be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of September 15, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200801: Affirming the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 200801 [Affirming the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project] Motion affirming the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by the Planning Department under the California Environmental Quality Act for the proposed project located at 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of September 15, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200802: Conditionally Reversing the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project - Pages: 6 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 200802 [Conditionally Reversing the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project] Motion conditionally reversing the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by the Planning Department under the California Environmental Quality Act for the proposed project located at 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street, subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of September 15, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200803: Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Revised Final Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project - Pages: 6-7 - Vote 1: continuance - Action: 200803 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Revised Final Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the Planning Department’s preparation of a Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act for the proposed project located at 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of September 15, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200883: Hearing - Appeal of Statutory Exemption From Environmental Review - MTA - Slow Streets, Phase 1 - Pages: 7 ### File 200884: Affirming the Statutory Exemption From Environmental Review - MTA - Slow Streets, Phase 1 - Pages: 7 - Vote 1: approval, likely final - Action: 200884 [Affirming the Statutory Exemption From Environmental Review - MTA - Slow Streets, Phase 1] Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed Municipal Transportation Agency's Slow Streets, Phase 1 project is statutorily exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M20-118 Supervisor Preston, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200885: Conditionally Reversing the Statutory Exemption From Environmental Review - MTA - Slow Streets, Phase 1 - Pages: 7-8 - Vote 1: tabling - Action: 200885 [Conditionally Reversing the Statutory Exemption From Environmental Review - MTA - Slow Streets, Phase 1] Motion conditionally reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed Municipal Transportation Agency's Slow Streets, Phase 1 project is statutorily exempt from environmental review, subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Preston, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200886: Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Statutory Exemption From Environmental Review - MTA - Slow Streets, Phase 1 - Pages: 8 - Vote 1: tabling - Action: 200886 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Statutory Exemption From Environmental Review - MTA - Slow Streets, Phase 1] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed Municipal Transportation Agency's Slow Streets, Phase 1 project is statutorily exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Preston, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200762: Emergency Ordinance - Protections for Occupants of Residential Hotels During COVID-19 Pandemic - Pages: 8-9 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: h Officer, and requiring the Department of Public Health to: develop a protocol to assist health care providers to identify SRO Residents who may require protection against or treatment for COVID-19; notify the operator of a residential hotel when an SRO Resident has tested positive for COVID-19, to facilitate contract tracing, testing for COVID-19, and cleaning; establish a telephone hotline for SRO Residents, to respond to questions about accessing COVID-19 health screenings, testing, and solitary hotel rooms; provide face coverings to SRO Residents and workers in residential hotels; and provide daily aggregate data concerning the incidence of COVID-19 among SRO Residents, access to quarantine rooms by such residents, and the number of such residents who have died due to complications from COVID-19. (Pursuant to Charter, Section 2.107, this matter requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Board of Supervisors (8 votes) for passage.) Supervisors Safai and Haney requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Vote 2: final-passage, likely final - Action: (Pursuant to Charter, Section 2.107, this matter requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Board of Supervisors (8 votes) for passage.) FINALLY PASSED AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200764: Health Code - Cleaning and Disease Prevention Standards in Tourist Hotels and Large Commercial Office Buildings - Pages: 9 ### File 200983: Affordable Housing Week - September 15 through 22, 2020 - Pages: 12 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 200983 [Affordable Housing Week - September 15 through 22, 2020] Sponsors: Preston; Ronen, Walton, Mar, Mandelman, Peskin, Stefani, Fewer, Haney, Yee and Safai Resolution proclaiming September 15, 2020, through September 22, 2020, as the Fifth Annual San Francisco Affordable Housing Week in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 387-20 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200955: Urging the Association of Bay Area Governments in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation Process to Focus on Unmet Needs for Affordable Housing - Pages: 12-13 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 200955 [Urging the Association of Bay Area Governments in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation Process to Focus on Unmet Needs for Affordable Housing] Sponsors: Mar; Ronen, Walton, Preston, Fewer, Mandelman and Peskin Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments in its upcoming Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Process to focus on San Francisco’s unmet needs for housing affordable to low- and moderate-income residents, and to maintain the current RHNA allocation level of above-moderate housing in San Francisco. Supervisors Mandelman and Peskin requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Vote 2: amendment - Action: City and County of San Francisco Page 777 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) in its upcoming Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Process to focus on San Francisco’s unmet needs for housing affordable to low- and moderate-income residents, counteract the displacement of low- and moderate-income communities of color in core urban cities like San Francisco and Oakland, prioritize increases to the region’s above-moderate RHNA allocation in high resource and high opportunity jurisdictions, and limit increases in above-moderate RHNA allocations to Bay Area cities with concentrations of Sensitive Communities. Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Resolution be REFERRED AS AMENDED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee - Absent: Stefani - Vote 3: rescission - Action: Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Walton, 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 4: amendment - Action: Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Resolution be REFERRED AS AMENDED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200981: Condemning the Arrests of Peaceful Protesters in Belarus and Declaring Solidarity With the Bay Area’s Belarusian Community - Pages: 13-14 - Vote 1: amendment - Action: 200981 [Condemning the Arrests of Peaceful Protesters in Belarus and Declaring Solidarity With the Bay Area’s Belarusian Community] Sponsors: Peskin; Mandelman Resolution condemning the arrests of peaceful protesters in Belarus prior to and following the August 9, 2020, presidential election, which has been widely decried as rigged and illegitimate; and declaring support for the Belarusian community across the San Francisco Bay Area. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee - Vote 2: adoption, likely final - Action: Resolution No. 386-20 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 200984: Urging to Not Apply for Any State Waivers That Grant a Reduction in Existing Patient-to-Nurse Ratios - Pages: 14 - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 200984 [Urging to Not Apply for Any State Waivers That Grant a Reduction in Existing Patient-to-Nurse Ratios] Sponsors: Safai; Peskin, Mandelman, Walton, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Fewer, Haney and Yee Resolution urging the Department of Public Health and San Francisco-based public and private hospitals to not apply for any State waivers granting a reduction in existing patient-to-nurse ratios. Supervisors Peskin, Mandelman, Walton, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Fewer, Haney, and Yee requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 388-20 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee ### File 201005: Administrative Code - Amending Regional Disaster Employee Support Program - Pages: 14-15 ### File 201006: Appropriation - Certificates of Participation to Department of Public Health - 101 Grove Exit Project and San Francisco General Hospital Chiller and Cooling Tower Replacement Project - $149,750,000 - FY2020-2021 - Pages: 15 ### File 201007: Authorizing Taxable and/or Tax-Exempt Certificates of Participation (Multiple Capital Projects) - Not to Exceed $157,000,000 - Pages: 15 ### File 201008: Planning Code - State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls - Pages: 15-16 ### File 201009: Business and Tax Regulations Code - Temporary Suspension of Cannabis Business Tax, and Tax Reduction - Pages: 16 ### File 201010: Certificates of Participation - Animal Care & Control Project - Official Statement - Pages: 16 ### File 201011: Setting Property Tax Rate and Establishing Pass-Through Rate for Residential Tenants - FY2020-2021 - Pages: 16 ### File 201012: Supporting Guaranteed Income and Direct Cash Payments - Pages: 16-17 ### File 201013: Issuance and Sale of Revenue Obligations - California Enterprise Development Authority - San Francisco Day School - Not to Exceed $20,000,000 - Pages: 17 ### File 201014: Supporting California State Assembly Bill No. 1185 (McCarty) - Sheriff Oversight - Pages: 17 ### File 201015: Supporting the Creation of a K-12 Black Studies Curriculum - Pages: 17 ### File 201018: Concurring in Actions to Meet Local Emergency - Coronavirus Response - Twenty-Sixth Supplement - Pages: 17 ### File 201019: Findings Reversing the Community Plan Evaluation - 2300 Harrison Street - Pages: 17-18 ### File 191156: Hearing - Mental Health Resources for Children and Youth - Pages: 18-19 ## Extracted text ### [Page 1](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-1) BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 1, 2020 - 2:00 PM Held via Videoconference (remote public access provided via teleconference) www.sfgovtv.org 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 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 10:30 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. Volume 115 Number 35 ### [Page 2](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-2) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 Members Present: Sandra Lee Fewer, Matt Haney, Rafael Mandelman, Gordon Mar, Aaron Peskin, Dean Preston, Hillary Ronen, Ahsha Safai, Catherine Stefani, Shamann Walton, and Norman Yee The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco met in regular session through videoconferencing, and provided public comment through teleconferencing, on Tuesday, September 1, 2020, with President Norman Yee presiding. President Yee called the meeting to order at 2:01 p.m. Remote Access to Information and Participation In accordance with Governor Newsom’s Executive Order No. N-33-20 declaring a State of Emergency regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and Mayor London N. Breed’s Proclamation declaring a Local Emergency issued on February 25, 2020, including the guidance for gatherings issued by the San Francisco Department of Public Health Officer, aggressive directives were issued to reduce the spread of COVID-19. On March 17, 2020, the Board of Supervisors authorized their Board and Committee meetings to convene remotely (via Microsoft Teams) and will allow remote public comment via teleconference. Visit the SFGovTV website at (www.sfgovtv.org) to stream the live meetings, or to watch meetings on demand. Members of the public are encouraged to participate remotely via detailed instructions on participating via teleconference available at https://sfbos.org/remote-meeting-call. Members of the public may participate by phone or may submit their comments by email to: bos@sfgov.org; all comments received will be made a part of the official record. Board of Supervisors Regular Meetings begin at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesdays. Board Agendas and their associated documents are available at https://sfbos.org/meetings/42. As the COVID-19 disease progresses, please visit the Board’s website (www.sfbos.org) regularly to be updated on the current situation as it affects the legislative process. For more information contact the Office of the Clerk of the Board at (415) 554-5184. ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE On the call of the roll, Supervisors Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, and Yee were noted present. A quorum was present. City and County of San Francisco Page 767 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 3](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-3) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 COMMUNICATIONS Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board, announced that due to the COVID-19 health emergency, Board Members will participate in the meeting remotely, through videoconference and to the same extent as if they were physically present. To the members of the public, when general public comment is called, you may contribute live comments for up to two minutes by dialing the provided telephone number. When you are connected, you will receive another prompt, dial * 3 to be added to the queue to speak. Make sure to call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, and turn down your television or radio. Written comments may be submitted through email (bos@sfgov.org) or the U.S. Postal Service at City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, Room 244, San Francisco, CA 94102. Clerk Calvillo then informed the Board that an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) request for accommodations was received to allow a member of the public to provide public comment at the beginning of the meeting. President Yee requested the member of the public be provided the opportunity to deliver their public comment out of order. Zach Karnazes; expressed concerns regarding meeting accessibility for the disabled who do not have access to the internet or a telephone, and the censorship of public comment in the Board’s Minutes to exclude references to the Board’s ADA Coordinator. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES President Yee inquired whether any Member of the Board had any corrections to the Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes of July 21, 2020, or July 28, 2020, as presented. There were no corrections requested from any Member of the Board. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Fewer, moved to approve the Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes of July 21, 2020, or July 28, 2020, as presented. The motion carried by the following vote, following general public comment: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee AGENDA CHANGES There were no agenda changes. City and County of San Francisco Page 768 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 4](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-4) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 CONSENT AGENDA Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 200854 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility - City to Receive $2,161,773] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed on behalf of the State of California, the City and County of San Francisco, and 189 other California governmental entities against Verizon Wireless for $839,356 and against AT&T Mobility National Accounts LLC for $1,322,417 for a total settlement of $2,161,773; the lawsuit was filed on July 5, 2012, in Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No. 34-2012-00127517; entitled State of California et al., ex rel. OnTheGo Wireless , LLC v. Verizon Wireless and AT&T Mobility National Accounts LLC; the lawsuit involves alleged violations of the California False Claims Act. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 163-20 FINALLY PASSED Recommendation of the Rules Committee 200672 [Administrative Code - Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Member Nominations] Sponsor: Peskin Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to designate the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists as the nominating body with authority to recommend nominees to the Board of Supervisors to hold the seat on the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force designated for a journalist from a racial/ethnic-minority-owned news organization, and to modify the qualifications for that seat. Ordinance No. 160-20 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 769 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 5](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-5) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 REGULAR AGENDA NEW BUSINESS Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 200765 [Emergency Ordinance - COVID-Related Employment Protections] Sponsors: Ronen; Mar, Yee, Walton, Haney, Mandelman and Preston Emergency ordinance to temporarily protect workers from adverse action if they test positive for COVID-19, are isolating or quarantining, or have previously isolated or quarantined, due to COVID-19 symptoms or exposure; and to protect applicants from discrimination if they test positive for COVID-19, are isolating or quarantining, or have previously isolated or quarantined, due to COVID-19 symptoms or exposure. (Pursuant to Charter, Section 2.107, this matter requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Board of Supervisors (8 votes) for passage.) Supervisors Mandelman and Preston requested to be added as co-sponsors. Ordinance No. 162-20 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee SPECIAL ORDER 2:30 P.M. - Recognition of Commendations President Yee suspended all commendations during the declaration of local health emergency. City and County of San Francisco Page 770 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 6](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-6) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M. President Yee requested File Nos. 200800, 200801, 200802, and 200803 be called together. 200800 [Hearing - Appeal of Revised Final Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project] Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the approval of a Revised Final Mitigated Negative Declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act for the 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project, identified in Planning Case No. 2013.1383ENV, and issued by the Planning Department on March 25, 2020. (District 9) (Appellant: Kathleen Angus, on behalf of the Bernal Heights South Slope Organization) (Filed April 24, 2020) (Clerk of the Board) President Yee opened the public hearing Supervisor Ronen provided opening remarks, indicating she would be making a motion to continue this appeal hearing and associated Motions to a later date. The President then inquired as to whether any individual wished to address the Board on the proposed continuance. Speaker; Herb Feltzmanfell; Kathy Midas; spoke on various concerns regarding the proposed continuance. There were no other speakers. President Yee closed public comment on the continuance. Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Hearing be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of September 15, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 200801 [Affirming the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project] Motion affirming the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by the Planning Department under the California Environmental Quality Act for the proposed project located at 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of September 15, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 200802 [Conditionally Reversing the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project] Motion conditionally reversing the Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by the Planning Department under the California Environmental Quality Act for the proposed project located at 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street, subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of September 15, 2020. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 200803 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Revised Final Mitigated Negative Declaration - Proposed 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street Project] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the Planning Department’s preparation of a Revised Mitigated Negative Declaration under the California Environmental Quality Act for the proposed project located at 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Ronen, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Motion be CONTINUED to the Board of Supervisors meeting of September 15, 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 771 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 7](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-7) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 SPECIAL ORDER 3:00 P.M. President Yee requested File Nos. 200883, 200884, 200885, and 200886 be called together. 200883 [Hearing - Appeal of Statutory Exemption From Environmental Review - MTA - Slow Streets, Phase 1] Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the determination of statutory exemption from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, by the Planning Department on April 21, 2020, for the proposed Municipal Transportation Agency’s Slow Streets, Phase 1 project. (Appellants: Mary Miles, on behalf of Coalition for Adequate Review) (Filed: May 21, 2020) (Clerk of the Board) President Yee opened the public hearing and inquired as to whether any individual wished to address the Board. Mary Miles (Appellant) provided an overview of the appeal, responded to questions raised throughout the discussion, and further requested the Board to approve the appeal. Speaker; Jimmett Bravedo; Jeff; Jerry Durango; David Pilpel; Joanne; Speaker; Wesley; spoke in support of the appeal. Laura Lynch (Planning Department) provided an overview of the decision of the Planning Department and responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. Shannon Hake (Municipal Transportation Agency, Project Sponsor) provided an overview of the project, responded to questions raised throughout the discussion, and further requested the Board to uphold the decision of the Planning Department. Robert Fuqman; Speaker; Kristen Chech; Barker Dale; Speaker; Speaker; Dave Alexander; spoke in support of the project and in opposition to the appeal. Mary Miles (Appellant) provided a rebuttal and further requested the Board to approve the appeal. There were no other speakers. President Yee closed public comment and declared the public hearing heard and filed. HEARD AND FILED 200884 [Affirming the Statutory Exemption From Environmental Review - MTA - Slow Streets, Phase 1] Motion affirming the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed Municipal Transportation Agency's Slow Streets, Phase 1 project is statutorily exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M20-118 Supervisor Preston, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee 200885 [Conditionally Reversing the Statutory Exemption From Environmental Review - MTA - Slow Streets, Phase 1] Motion conditionally reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed Municipal Transportation Agency's Slow Streets, Phase 1 project is statutorily exempt from environmental review, subject to the adoption of written findings of the Board in support of this determination. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Preston, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Motion be TABLED. 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 772 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 8](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-8) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 200886 [Preparation of Findings to Reverse the Statutory Exemption From Environmental Review - MTA - Slow Streets, Phase 1] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings reversing the determination by the Planning Department that the proposed Municipal Transportation Agency's Slow Streets, Phase 1 project is statutorily exempt from environmental review. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Preston, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee COMMITTEE REPORTS Recommendation of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 200762 [Emergency Ordinance - Protections for Occupants of Residential Hotels During COVID-19 Pandemic] Sponsors: Peskin; Ronen, Preston, Safai and Haney Reenactment of emergency ordinance (Ordinance No. 84-20) to establish protections for occupants of residential hotels (“SRO Residents”) during the COVID-19 pandemic by, among other things: making it City policy to place in solitary hotel rooms SRO residents who meet the criteria for isolation or quarantine established by the County Health Officer, and requiring the Department of Public Health to: develop a protocol to assist health care providers to identify SRO Residents who may require protection against or treatment for COVID-19; notify the operator of a residential hotel when an SRO Resident has tested positive for COVID-19, to facilitate contract tracing, testing for COVID-19, and cleaning; establish a telephone hotline for SRO Residents, to respond to questions about accessing COVID-19 health screenings, testing, and solitary hotel rooms; provide face coverings to SRO Residents and workers in residential hotels; and provide daily aggregate data concerning the incidence of COVID-19 among SRO Residents, access to quarantine rooms by such residents, and the number of such residents who have died due to complications from COVID-19. (Pursuant to Charter, Section 2.107, this matter requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Board of Supervisors (8 votes) for passage.) Supervisors Safai and Haney requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Stefani, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee (Pursuant to Charter, Section 2.107, this matter requires the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the Board of Supervisors (8 votes) for passage.) FINALLY PASSED AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 773 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 9](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-9) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 200764 [Health Code - Cleaning and Disease Prevention Standards in Tourist Hotels and Large Commercial Office Buildings] Sponsors: Peskin; Safai Ordinance amending the Health Code to establish cleaning and disease prevention standards and practices in tourist hotels and large commercial office buildings to help contain COVID-19, or other contagious public health threats; to require training related to these standards for employees, provide certain protections to employees as they perform cleaning duties, and prohibit retaliation against employees for refusing to perform work under conditions they believe may be unsafe or for reporting such conditions or exercising rights protected by the Ordinance; authorizing the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement to enforce the employee rights and protections under the ordinance; and to provide for administrative enforcement by the Department of Public Health, and for financial penalties and civil actions as authorized by City and state law. (This item was not sent as a committee report.) ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS See Legislation Introduced below. City and County of San Francisco Page 774 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-10) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 PUBLIC COMMENT Speaker; spoke in opposition to the Resolution condemning the arrest of protesters in Belarus (File No. 200981), and against legislation regarding other municipalities or countries. Linda Chapman; expressed concerns regarding affordable housing and placing the homeless in hotels during the pandemic. Mina; expressed support of newly introduced legislation supporting tenants’ right to organize. George Living; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Gloria Jimenez; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Charles Hend; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Speaker; expressed support of newly introduced legislation supporting tenants’ right to organize. David Pilpel; shared various thoughts regarding the In Memoriam for Mary Burns. Anastasia Yoganopolous; expressed support of newly introduced legislation supporting tenants’ right to organize, and the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Speaker; expressed support of newly introduced legislation supporting tenants’ right to organize, and the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Tess Wellborn; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). David Bancroft; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Barry Toronto; expressed concerns regarding a speaker at the Republican National Convention, the taxi station at the Airport, and the need to provide relief to taxi medallion holders. Gilbert Crisswell; expressed concerns regarding the limited public transportation access and lines in certain neighborhoods during the pandemic. Jack Regal; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Katherine Howard; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Speaker; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Speaker; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Barbara Hefner; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Bruce Stoland; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Barbara Delaney; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Francisco Da Costa; expressed concerns regarding public corruption and interactions with certain Members of the Board of Supervisors. Dan Voight; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Sara Oglesby; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Theo Gordon; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Cliff Barter; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Peter Warfield; expressed concerns regarding the loss of the Arts Center at City College, and the need to expand library services during this health emergency. Theresa Flandrick; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area City and County of San Francisco Page 775 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 11](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-11) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Speaker; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Jerry Dratler; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Speaker; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Adam Duncan; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Speaker; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Robert Fuqman; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Speaker; expressed concerns regarding transparency and amendments made to legislation without an opportunity for public comment, and certain transportation issues that should be addressed. Rich Fonker; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Kenneth Russell; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Charles Stratinski; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Trudy Tristan; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Adam Brockenheimer; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Sadiq Fraschan; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Fernando Marti; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Speaker; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Speaker; expressed concerns regarding censorship of vulgar and offensive language during public comment. Mike Chen; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Speaker; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Madeline McMullen; expressed support of newly introduced legislation supporting tenants’ right to organize. Jordan Grimes; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Corey Smith; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Don Askew; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Ken Rachnow; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Greg Miller; expressed support of the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Speaker; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Tyler; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). Shanti Singh; expressed opposition to the Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments to focus on unmet needs for affordable housing (File No. 200955). City and County of San Francisco Page 776 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 12](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-12) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE 200983 [Affordable Housing Week - September 15 through 22, 2020] Sponsors: Preston; Ronen, Walton, Mar, Mandelman, Peskin, Stefani, Fewer, Haney, Yee and Safai Resolution proclaiming September 15, 2020, through September 22, 2020, as the Fifth Annual San Francisco Affordable Housing Week in the City and County of San Francisco. Supervisor Safai requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Resolution No. 387-20 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Severed from the For Adoption Without Committee Reference Agenda Supervisor Mar requested that File No. 200955 be severed so that it may be considered separately. Due to technical difficulties, Supervisor Stefani was noted absent (off-line) at 6:32 p.m. and present (on-line) at 6:36 p.m. 200955 [Urging the Association of Bay Area Governments in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation Process to Focus on Unmet Needs for Affordable Housing] Sponsors: Mar; Ronen, Walton, Preston, Fewer, Mandelman and Peskin Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments in its upcoming Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Process to focus on San Francisco’s unmet needs for housing affordable to low- and moderate-income residents, and to maintain the current RHNA allocation level of above-moderate housing in San Francisco. Supervisors Mandelman and Peskin requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Peskin, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE. 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 777 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 13](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-13) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 Resolution urging the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) in its upcoming Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Process to focus on San Francisco’s unmet needs for housing affordable to low- and moderate-income residents, counteract the displacement of low- and moderate-income communities of color in core urban cities like San Francisco and Oakland, prioritize increases to the region’s above-moderate RHNA allocation in high resource and high opportunity jurisdictions, and limit increases in above-moderate RHNA allocations to Bay Area cities with concentrations of Sensitive Communities. Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Resolution be REFERRED AS AMENDED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee Absent: 1 - Stefani Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Walton, 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 Supervisor Mar, seconded by Supervisor Preston, moved that this Resolution be REFERRED AS AMENDED to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Supervisor Peskin requested that File No. 200981 be severed so that it may be considered separately. 200981 [Condemning the Arrests of Peaceful Protesters in Belarus and Declaring Solidarity With the Bay Area’s Belarusian Community] Sponsors: Peskin; Mandelman Resolution condemning the arrests of peaceful protesters in Belarus prior to and following the August 9, 2020, presidential election, which has been widely decried as rigged and illegitimate; and declaring support for the Belarusian community across the San Francisco Bay Area. Supervisor Mandelman requested to be added as a co-sponsor. Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee Resolution No. 386-20 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee City and County of San Francisco Page 778 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 14](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-14) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 Supervisor Safai requested that File No. 200984 be severed so that it may be considered separately. 200984 [Urging to Not Apply for Any State Waivers That Grant a Reduction in Existing Patient-to-Nurse Ratios] Sponsors: Safai; Peskin, Mandelman, Walton, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Fewer, Haney and Yee Resolution urging the Department of Public Health and San Francisco-based public and private hospitals to not apply for any State waivers granting a reduction in existing patient-to-nurse ratios. Supervisors Peskin, Mandelman, Walton, Mar, Preston, Ronen, Stefani, Fewer, Haney, and Yee requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 388-20 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee IMPERATIVE AGENDA There were no imperative agenda items. 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. ORDINANCES 201005 [Administrative Code - Amending Regional Disaster Employee Support Program] Sponsors: Mayor; Ronen Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to amend the Regional Disaster Employee Support Program to cover employees regularly assigned to work at City facilities located in Tuolumne, Stanislaus and San Joaquin counties. 09/01/20; ASSIGNED to Rules Committee. City and County of San Francisco Page 779 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 15](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-15) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 201006 [Appropriation - Certificates of Participation to Department of Public Health - 101 Grove Exit Project and San Francisco General Hospital Chiller and Cooling Tower Replacement Project - $149,750,000 - FY2020-2021] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance appropriating $149,750,000 of Certificates of Participation proceeds for Department of Public Health to fund improvements to facilities for the 101 Grove Exit Project and the San Francisco General Hospital Chiller and Cooling Tower Replacement Project in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021; and placing these funds on Controller’s Reserve pending the sale of the Certificates of Participation. (Fiscal Impact) 09/01/20; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 10/1/2020. 201007 [Authorizing Taxable and/or Tax-Exempt Certificates of Participation (Multiple Capital Projects) - Not to Exceed $157,000,000] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance authorizing the execution and delivery of Certificates of Participation, in one or more series on a tax-exempt and/or taxable basis and from time to time, evidencing and representing an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $157,000,000 to finance and refinance certain capital improvement projects, including but not limited to certain projects generally known as the Homeless Services Center, Laguna Honda Hospital Wings K&M Reuse Project, AITC Immunization and Travel Clinic Relocation, and San Francisco General Hospital Chiller and Cooling Tower Replacement Project, approving the form of a Supplement to Trust Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (“Trustee”) (including certain indemnities contained therein); approving respective forms of a Supplement to Property Lease and a Supplement to Project Lease, each between the City and the Trustee for the lease and lease back of certain real property and improvements located at 375 Laguna Honda Boulevard and 1 Moreland Drive, San Bruno, or other property as determined by the Director of Public Finance; approving the form of an Official Notice of Sale and a Notice of Intention to Sell the Certificates of Participation; approving the form of an Official Statement in Preliminary and Final form; approving the form of a Continuing Disclosure Certificate; granting general authority to City officials to take necessary actions in connection with the authorization, sale, execution and delivery of the Certificates of Participation; approving modifications to documents; and ratifying previous actions taken in connection therewith, as defined herein. (Fiscal Impact) 09/01/20; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 10/1/2020. 201008 [Planning Code - State-Mandated Accessory Dwelling Unit Controls] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Planning Code to clarify the ministerial approval process for certain Accessory Dwelling Units meeting certain requirements in single-family and multifamily buildings; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. 09/01/20; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Land Use and Transportation Committee, expires on 10/1/2020. City and County of San Francisco Page 780 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 16](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-16) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 201009 [Business and Tax Regulations Code - Temporary Suspension of Cannabis Business Tax, and Tax Reduction] Sponsor: Mandelman Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to suspend the imposition of the Cannabis Business Tax through December 31, 2021; beginning January 1, 2022, to increase the exemption of gross receipts attributable to the City from cannabis business activities, from the first $500,000 to the first $1,000,000; and also beginning January 1, 2022, to increase the upper range of gross receipts attributable to the City from cannabis business activities subject to the 2.5% tax rate on gross receipts from retail sales and the 1% tax rate on gross receipts from other than retail sales, from $1,000,000 to $1,500,000. (Fiscal Impact) 09/01/20; ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE to Budget and Finance Committee, expires on 10/1/2020. RESOLUTIONS 201010 [Certificates of Participation - Animal Care & Control Project - Official Statement] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution approving the form of and authorizing the distribution of a preliminary Official Statement relating to the execution and delivery of City and County of San Francisco Certificates of Participation for the Animal Care & Control Project, and authorizing the preparation, execution and delivery of a final Official Statement; and modifying and ratifying the approvals and terms and conditions of a previous Resolution, and related matters, as defined herein. 09/01/20; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 201011 [Setting Property Tax Rate and Establishing Pass-Through Rate for Residential Tenants - FY2020-2021] Sponsor: Fewer Resolution levying property taxes at a combined rate of $1.19846368 on each $100 valuation of taxable property for the City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco County Office of Education, San Francisco Community College District, Bay Area Rapid Transit District, and Bay Area Air Quality Management District; and establishing a pass-through rate of $0.0756 per $100 of assessed value for residential tenants pursuant to Administrative Code, Chapter 37, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. 09/01/20; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 201012 [Supporting Guaranteed Income and Direct Cash Payments] Sponsors: Haney; Mandelman Resolution supporting ongoing, direct cash payments to residents throughout the pandemic and until our economy recovers, and for the Board of Supervisors to support launching local guaranteed income programs. 09/01/20; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. City and County of San Francisco Page 781 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 17](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-17) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 201013 [Issuance and Sale of Revenue Obligations - California Enterprise Development Authority - San Francisco Day School - Not to Exceed $20,000,000] Sponsor: Preston Resolution approving for purposes of Internal Revenue Code, Section 147(f), the Issuance and Sale of Revenue Obligations by the California Enterprise Development Authority in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000 to finance the acquisition, construction, renovation, rehabilitation, improvement and/or equipping of educational and related facilities to be owned and operated by San Francisco Day School, a California nonprofit public benefit corporation. 09/01/20; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Budget and Finance Committee. 201014 [Supporting California State Assembly Bill No. 1185 (McCarty) - Sheriff Oversight] Sponsors: Walton; Fewer, Peskin, Yee, Preston, Haney, Safai and Mandelman Resolution supporting California State Assembly Bill No. (AB) 1185, authored by Assembly Member Kevin McCarty, and co-authored by Senator Holly Mitchell, Assembly Members Autumn Burke, Mike Gipson, and Christopher Holden, to authorize each county to establish a sheriff oversight board and urging Governor Gavin Newsom to sign AB 1185. 09/01/20; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 201015 [Supporting the Creation of a K-12 Black Studies Curriculum] Sponsors: Walton; Ronen, Fewer, Preston, Haney, Safai and Stefani Resolution supporting the creation of a K-12 Black Studies curriculum that honors Black lives, fully represents the contributions of Black people in the global society, and advances the ideology of Black liberation for Black scholars in the San Francisco Unified School District. 09/01/20; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. MOTIONS 201018 [Concurring in Actions to Meet Local Emergency - Coronavirus Response - Twenty-Sixth Supplement] Sponsor: Yee Motion concurring in actions taken by the Mayor in the Twenty-Sixth Supplement to the Proclamation of Emergency to meet the ongoing local emergency related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. 09/01/20; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. 201019 [Findings Reversing the Community Plan Evaluation - 2300 Harrison Street] Motion adopting findings to reverse the determination by the Planning Department that a proposed project at 2300 Harrison Street is exempt from further environmental review under a Community Plan Evaluation. (Clerk of the Board) 09/01/20; REFERRED FOR ADOPTION WITHOUT COMMITTEE REFERENCE AGENDA AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING. City and County of San Francisco Page 782 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 18](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-18) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 REQUEST FOR HEARING 191156 [Hearing - Mental Health Resources for Children and Youth] Sponsors: Yee; Mandelman, Haney, Walton and Fewer Hearing on the current services, programs, and accessibility of mental health care for children and youth; and requesting the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, San Francisco Unified School District, Department of Public Health, Human Services Agency, and City College of San Francisco to report. 11/12/19; RECEIVED AND ASSIGNED to Joint City, School District, and City College Select Committee. 11/20/19; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 03/09/20; REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT. 09/01/20; SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED to Joint City, School District, and City College Select Committee. 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. In Memoriams Anthony Cahilig - Supervisor Peskin Mary Burns - Full Board City and County of San Francisco Page 783 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20 ### [Page 19](https://sfbos.info/documents/707/2020-09-01-minutes#page-19) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 9/1/2020 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, the Board adjourned at the hour 6:57 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 October 6, 2020. Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board City and County of San Francisco Page 784 Printed at 10:24 pm on 10/2/20