# Board of Supervisors Minutes: September 29, 2020

- Meeting date: 2020-09-29
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 42
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## Structured legislative records

### File 200842: Deappropriation - Series 2010A Refunding Certificates of Participation - $4,636,200; Appropriation - Including Deappropriated Funds $102,136,200 and Certificates of Participation Refunding Proceeds $97,500,000 - FY2020-2021

- Pages: 11-12
- Sponsors: Mayor
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 200842 [Deappropriation - Series 2010A Refunding Certificates of Participation - $4,636,200; Appropriation - Including Deappropriated Funds $102,136,200 and Certificates of Participation Refunding Proceeds $97,500,000 - FY2020-2021] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance deappropriating $4,636,200 of Series 2010A Refunding Certificates of Participation prior reserve funds and appropriating $102,136,200 of Refunding Certificates of Participation Series 2020-R1, including deappropriated funds and $97,500,000 of one or more series of Refunding Certificates of Participation proceeds for Fiscal Year 2020-2021. (Fiscal Impact) Ordinance No. 178-20 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee
  - Noes: Stefani

### File 200843: Administrative Code - County Clerk Fee Amounts; Digital Signature Fee

- Pages: 12
- Sponsors: Mayor
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 200843 [Administrative Code - County Clerk Fee Amounts; Digital Signature Fee] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to update County Clerk fees to current amounts; and to authorize the County Clerk to impose a digital signature fee. Ordinance No. 179-20 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee
  - Noes: Stefani

### File 200844: Health Code - Patient Rates for FYs 2020-2021 and 2021-2022

- Pages: 12
- Sponsors: Mayor
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 200844 [Health Code - Patient Rates for FYs 2020-2021 and 2021-2022] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates and rates for other services provided by the Department of Public Health, for Fiscal Years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, starting July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2022. Ordinance No. 180-20 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee
  - Noes: Stefani

### File 200845: Administrative Code - Budget Savings Incentive Fund Expenditures

- Pages: 12-13
- Sponsors: Mayor
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 200845 [Administrative Code - Budget Savings Incentive Fund Expenditures] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to suspend the restrictions on expenditure of monies in the Budget Savings Incentive Fund during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 and FY2021-2022, and to authorize the use of monies in that Fund during those fiscal years for any purpose related to the City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic or the pandemic’s economic impacts. Ordinance No. 181-20 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee
  - Noes: Stefani

### File 200764: Health Code - Cleaning and Disease Prevention Standards in Tourist Hotels and Large Commercial Office Buildings

- Pages: 13
- Sponsors: Peskin; Safai and Preston
- Vote 1: final-passage, likely final
  - Action: 200764 [Health Code - Cleaning and Disease Prevention Standards in Tourist Hotels and Large Commercial Office Buildings] Sponsors: Peskin; Safai and Preston 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. Ordinance No. 208-20 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee

### File 200786: Temporary Waivers of Permit Fees for Café Tables and Chairs and Display Merchandise in the Public Right-of-Way, and Use Fees for Parklets

- Pages: 13-14
- Sponsors: Peskin; Mandelman, Ronen, Safai and Yee
- Vote 1: amendment
  - Action: Merchandise in the Public Right-of-Way, and Use Fees for Parklets] Sponsors: Peskin; Mandelman, Ronen, Safai and Yee Ordinance waiving, for a two-year period, permit and renewal fees in the Public Works Code for café tables and chairs in public sidewalks and roadway areas, and for display of fruits and vegetables or nonfood merchandise on public sidewalks; and waiving fees for use of parklets. (Fiscal Impact) Supervisors Ronen, Safai, and Yee requested to be added as co-sponsors. Supervisor Peskin requested that this Ordinance be DUPLICATED. (See duplicated File No. 201131.) Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 2, Line 8, by changing ‘Fees’ to ‘All fees, except Municipal Transportation Agency fees’, and Line 23, by changing ‘August 1’ to ‘April 15’; and Page 3, Lines 10-13, by adding ‘Section 5. Municipal Transportation Agency Fees. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors urges the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors to waive all fees for use of parklets by amending Division II of the San Francisco Transportation Code.' The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee
- Vote 2: first-reading
  - Action: (Fiscal Impact) PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee

## Extracted text

### [Page 12](https://sfbos.info/documents/713/2020-09-29-minutes#page-12)

Board of Supervisors                            Meeting Minutes                                              9/29/2020



200843 [Administrative Code - County Clerk Fee Amounts; Digital Signature Fee]
            Sponsor: Mayor
            Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to update County Clerk fees to current amounts;
            and to authorize the County Clerk to impose a digital signature fee.
            Ordinance No. 179-20
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee
                 Noes: 1 - Stefani


200844 [Health Code - Patient Rates for FYs 2020-2021 and 2021-2022]
            Sponsor: Mayor
            Ordinance amending the Health Code to set patient rates and rates for other services provided by
            the Department of Public Health, for Fiscal Years 2020-2021 and 2021-2022, starting July 1, 2020,
            through June 30, 2022.
            Ordinance No. 180-20
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee
                 Noes: 1 - Stefani


200845 [Administrative Code - Budget Savings Incentive Fund Expenditures]
            Sponsor: Mayor
            Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to suspend the restrictions on expenditure of
            monies in the Budget Savings Incentive Fund during Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021 and
            FY2021-2022, and to authorize the use of monies in that Fund during those fiscal years for any
            purpose related to the City’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic or the pandemic’s economic
            impacts.
            Ordinance No. 181-20
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 10 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton, Yee
                 Noes: 1 - Stefani




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### [Page 13](https://sfbos.info/documents/713/2020-09-29-minutes#page-13)

Board of Supervisors                             Meeting Minutes                                                9/29/2020




Recommendation of the Land Use and Transportation Committee

200764 [Health Code - Cleaning and Disease Prevention Standards in Tourist Hotels and
       Large Commercial Office Buildings]
            Sponsors: Peskin; Safai and Preston
            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.
            Ordinance No. 208-20
            FINALLY PASSED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee



NEW BUSINESS


Recommendations of the Budget and Finance Committee

200786 [Temporary Waivers of Permit Fees for Café Tables and Chairs and Display
       Merchandise in the Public Right-of-Way, and Use Fees for Parklets]
            Sponsors: Peskin; Mandelman, Ronen, Safai and Yee
            Ordinance waiving, for a two-year period, permit and renewal fees in the Public Works Code for
            café tables and chairs in public sidewalks and roadway areas, and for display of fruits and
            vegetables or nonfood merchandise on public sidewalks; and waiving fees for use of parklets.
            (Fiscal Impact)
            Supervisors Ronen, Safai, and Yee requested to be added as co-sponsors.
            Supervisor Peskin requested that this Ordinance be DUPLICATED.

            (See duplicated File No. 201131.)
            Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Ordinance be AMENDED, AN
            AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLE, on Page 2, Line 8, by changing ‘Fees’ to ‘All
            fees, except Municipal Transportation Agency fees’, and Line 23, by changing ‘August 1’ to ‘April 15’;
            and Page 3, Lines 10-13, by adding ‘Section 5. Municipal Transportation Agency Fees. The San
            Francisco Board of Supervisors urges the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors to
            waive all fees for use of parklets by amending Division II of the San Francisco Transportation Code.'
            The motion carried by the following vote:
                Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee
            (Fiscal Impact)
            PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Fewer, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton, Yee


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