Board of Supervisors Minutes: April 12, 2022

220195 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Lawrence Thomas - $150,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Lawrence Thomas against the City and County of San Francisco for $150,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 28, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-585622; entitled David Hawkins and Lawrence Thomas v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 067-22 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220193 [Settlement of Lawsuit - Dennis Richards, Rachel Swann, Six Dogs, LLC - $1,800,000] Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Dennis Richards, Rachel Swann and Six Dogs, LLC against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,800,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 21, 2020, in United States District Court, Case No. 20-cv-01242-JCS; entitled Dennis Richards, et al. v. Department of Building Inspection, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged civil rights violations and claims that the Department of Building Inspection revoked building permits to retaliate against persons critical of the Department. (City Attorney) Ordinance No. 065-22 FINALLY PASSED

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Melgar, Stefani

211109 [Administrative Code - Trial Courts Courthouse Construction Fund - Termination of Penalties for Court Construction] Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to delete the Trial Courts Courthouse Construction Fund; and to reduce amounts that the City previously added to court-imposed penalties, fines, or forfeitures in San Francisco to support the acquisition, rehabilitation, construction, and financing of courtrooms or courtroom buildings. (Controller) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220144 [Contract Agreement - Retroactive - Rebuilding Together San Francisco - Fix Lead SF - Not to Exceed $14,300,000] Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of the Environment to execute a contract between the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Department of the Environment, and Rebuilding Together San Francisco for the provision of the administration of the City and County’s Fix Lead SF Program, a program to reduce childhood lead poisoning in San Francisco residences, for the five-year period of March 1, 2022, through February 28, 2027, in the amount not to exceed $14,300,000 with three one-year options to extend. (Environment) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 129-22 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

erty - Barak D. & Taly L. Jolish Living Trust, Zepporah Glass Trust and Oded Schwartz & Ruth Rosenthal Trust - 2712 Mission Street - $795,200 Annual Base Rent] Resolution approving and authorizing the Director of Property, on behalf of the Department of Public Health, to lease real property located at 2712 Mission Street from Barak D. & Taly L. Jolish Living Trust, Zepporah Glass Trust and Oded Schwartz & Ruth Rosenthal Trust, for an initial ten-year term from March 26, 2022, through March 25, 2032, at a base rent of $795,200 per year with annual rent increases based on the Consumer Price Index, plus one five-year option to extend and a right of first offer to purchase; authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications and take certain actions in furtherance of the Lease and this Resolution, as defined herein; and authorizing the Director of Property to enter into amendments or modifications to the Lease that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Lease or this Resolution. (Real Estate Department) (Fiscal Impact) Resolution No. 130-22 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220182 [Utility Distribution Company Operations Agreement - California Independent System Operator Corporation - Corridor Transmission Distribution] Sponsors: Ronen; Safai and Mar Resolution authorizing the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to enter into the Utility Distribution Company Operations Agreement between the PUC and the California Independent System Operator Corporation (CAISO) to establish the rights and obligations of the PUC with regard to the interconnection of the Bay Corridor Transmission Distribution project, Davidson Substation, within the CAISO controlled electric grid for an indefinite term with no cost to the City pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118, to commence following Board of Supervisors approval; and to authorize the General Manager of the PUC to enter into amendments or modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the agreement or this Resolution. (Public Utilities Commission) Resolution No. 131-22 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220201 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant - Behavioral Health Response and Rescue Project - $8,190,271] Sponsors: Mayor; Haney and Ronen Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $8,190,271 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration through the California Department of Health Care Services for participation in a program, entitled “Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) - Behavioral Health Response and Rescue Project (BHRRP),” for the period of July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2025. (Public Health Department) Resolution No. 132-22 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

troactive - Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration - California Department of Health Care Services - Crisis Care Mobile Units (CCMU) Program - $1,977,500] Sponsors: Mayor; Haney, Ronen, Safai and Mar Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $17,500 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration through the California Department of Health Care Services, together with a grant in the amount of $1,960,000 from the California Department of Health Care Services for a total grant amount of $1,977,500 to participate in a program, entitled “Crisis Care Mobile Units (CCMU) Program,” for the period of September 15, 2021, through June 30, 2025, and to authorize Department of Public Health to enter into amendments or modifications to the contract prior to its final execution by all parties that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City, and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the contract. (Public Health Department) Resolution No. 133-22 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220207 [Accept and Expend Grant - Retroactive - Hellman Foundation - Hellman Foundation Grant - $100,000] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000 from the Hellman Foundation for participation in a program, entitled “Hellman Foundation Grant,” to bridge the divide between healthcare systems and the food community through the innovation of providing “food as medicine” through clinic-based food “pharmacies” for the period of November 15, 2021, through November 15, 2022. (Public Health Department) Resolution No. 134-22 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220208 [Amended and Restated Cooperative Agreement - San Francisco Community Investment Fund - New Market Tax Credit Program - Not to Exceed $350,000 Annually] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution approving an Amended and Restated Cooperative Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the San Francisco Community Investment Fund (SFCIF) in support of the San Francisco Community Investment Fund’s New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) program, including the provision of a loan in an amount not to exceed $350,000 annually, consisting of City staff time and approved annually by the City Administrator, for an initial term of three years commencing on July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025, and providing for extensions of the term on an annual basis thereafter for so long as the SFCIF continues the NMTC Program, but in no event later than June 30, 2032. Resolution No. 135-22 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220237 [Acceptance and Recording of Avigation Easement - Gabriel Gonzalez Jr. - 297 Alta Vista Drive, South San Francisco] Resolution authorizing the acceptance and recording of an avigation easement by the City and County of San Francisco from Gabriel Gonzalez Jr. for the development at 297 Alta Vista Drive in South San Francisco, California, at no cost to the City and County of San Francisco; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Airport Commission) Resolution No. 136-22 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220275 [Initiating Landmark Designation - Mother’s Building, Situated Within San Francisco Zoo, 1 Zoo Road, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 7281, Lot No. 006] Sponsors: Melgar; Mar, Chan and Peskin Resolution initiating landmark designation under Article 10 of the Planning Code of the Mother’s Building, situated within the San Francisco Zoo, 1 Zoo Road, Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 7281, Lot No. 006. Resolution No. 137-22 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220184 [Appointments, Local Homeless Coordinating Board - Mary Kate Bacalao and James Loyce Jr.] Motion appointing Mary Kate Bacalao, term ending October 21, 2022, and James Loyce Jr., term ending October 21, 2023, to the Local Homeless Coordinating Board. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M22-051 APPROVED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220283 [Presidential Reappointment, Planning Commission - Kathrin Moore] Motion approving the President of the Board of Supervisors Shamann Walton’s nomination of Kathrin Moore for reappointment to the Planning Commission, for the term beginning July 2, 2022, and ending July 1, 2026. (Clerk of the Board) (Charter, Section 4.105, provides that this nomination is subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors and shall be the subject of a public hearing and vote within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk of the Board. If the Board fails to act on the nomination within 60 days from the date the nomination is transmitted to the Clerk, then the nominee shall be deemed approved. Transmittal date: March 22, 2022.) Motion No. M22-052 APPROVED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220312 [Appointment, Police Commission - Kevin Michael Benedicto] Motion confirming the appointment of Kevin Michael Benedicto, term ending April 30, 2026, to the Police Commission. (Rules Committee) Motion No. M22-053 APPROVED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220328 [Granting Petition for Revocation of the Major Encroachment Permit - Pedestrian Bridge Spanning Kearny Street from the Hilton Hotel to Portsmouth Square] Motion granting the petition and revoking the Major Encroachment Permit for a pedestrian bridge spanning Kearny Street from the Hilton Hotel to Portsmouth Square; and making environmental findings. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M22-054 Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220329 [Denying Petition for Revocation of the Major Encroachment Permit - Pedestrian Bridge Spanning Kearny Street from the Hilton Hotel to Portsmouth Square] Motion denying the petition and revoking the Major Encroachment Permit for a pedestrian bridge spanning Kearny Street from the Hilton Hotel to Portsmouth Square. (Clerk of the Board) Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that this Motion be TABLED. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220330 [Preparation of Findings Granting Petition and Revoking the Major Encroachment Permit - Pedestrian Bridge Spanning Kearny Street from the Hilton Hotel to Portsmouth Square] Motion directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to prepare findings granting the petition and revoking the Major Encroachment Permit for a pedestrian bridge spanning Kearny Street from the Hilton Hotel to Portsmouth Square. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M22-055 Supervisor Peskin, seconded by Supervisor Safai, moved that this Motion be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220335 [Appointment, Park, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Committee - Brian Pepin] Motion appointing Brian Pepin, term ending February 1, 2023, to the Park, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Committee. (Clerk of the Board) Motion No. M22-061 APPROVED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220357 [Black Maternal Health Week - April 11 through April 17, 2022] Sponsors: Walton; Peskin, Mandelman, Preston, Melgar, Ronen, Chan, Safai and Haney Resolution declaring Black Maternal Health Week from April 11 through 17, 2022. Resolution No. 143-22 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani

220358 [Supporting California State Assembly Bill No. 1608 (Gipson) - The Angelo Quinto Act of 2022: Independent Coroner’s Offices] Sponsors: Walton; Chan and Preston Resolution supporting California State Assembly Bill No. 1608, authored by Assembly Member Mike A. Gipson, The Angelo Quinto Act of 2022: Independent Coroner’s Offices. Supervisors Chan and Preston requested to be added as co-sponsors. Resolution No. 144-22 ADOPTED by the following vote:

Ayes: Chan, Haney, Mandelman, Mar, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton

Excused: Stefani