# Board of Supervisors Minutes: February 5, 2013

- Meeting date: 2013-02-05
- Document type: minutes
- Pages in official PDF: 19
- [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/86/2013-02-05-minutes)
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## Structured legislative records

### File 121231: Public Hearing - Establishing the Moscone Expansion Business Improvement District

- Pages: 9-10

### File 130043: Resolution to Establish - Moscone Expansion Business Improvement District

- Pages: 10
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: he Moscone Expansion District for year one is $18,140,651.77. The total weighted votes on whether to form the Moscone Expansion District and levy the assessments were as follows: Yes: $14,361,568.18 or 79.2% of the total proposed assessments; No: $537,352.38 or 3% of total proposed assessments. There is not a majority protest. In relation to the majority participation for the Moscone Expansion District, the total weighted ballots cast combined were as follows: $14,898,920.56 or 82.1% of total proposed assessments in the District representing 50% or more of the total proposed assessments. There is majority participation. In relation to the two-thirds support to form the Moscone Expansion District and levy the assesments, the total weighted votes were as follows: Yes: $14,361,568.18 or 96.4% of the total proposed assessments; No: $537,352.38 or 3.6% of total proposed assessments. There is at least two-thirds support. Ms. Calvillo concluded by indicating that the results of the ballot vote satisfy the required criteria for the Board to proceed and consider whether to establish the Moscone Expansion District and levy the assessments. Resolution No. 026-13 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Wiener, Yee

## Extracted text

### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/86/2013-02-05-minutes#page-10)

Board of Supervisors                               Meeting Minutes                                                  2/5/2013



130043 [Resolution to Establish - Moscone Expansion Business Improvement District]
            Sponsors: Mayor; Kim and Chu
            Resolution of formation to establish a business-based business improvement district to be known
            as the “Moscone Expansion District;” levying assessments against defined hotel businesses
            located in that district for 32 years; providing for the determination, imposition, collection, and
            enforcement of the assessments; and making environmental findings.
            (Economic Impact)
            Supervisor Chu requested to be added as a co-sponsor.

            Angela Calvillo, Clerk of the Board, informed the Board of Supervisors that in relation to a majority
            protest for the Moscone Expansion District the total proposed Assessments in the Moscone
            Expansion District for year one is $18,140,651.77. The total weighted votes on whether to form the
            Moscone Expansion District and levy the assessments were as follows: Yes: $14,361,568.18 or
            79.2% of the total proposed assessments; No: $537,352.38 or 3% of total proposed assessments.
            There is not a majority protest. In relation to the majority participation for the Moscone Expansion
            District, the total weighted ballots cast combined were as follows: $14,898,920.56 or 82.1% of total
            proposed assessments in the District representing 50% or more of the total proposed
            assessments. There is majority participation. In relation to the two-thirds support to form the
            Moscone Expansion District and levy the assesments, the total weighted votes were as follows:
            Yes: $14,361,568.18 or 96.4% of the total proposed assessments; No: $537,352.38 or 3.6% of
            total proposed assessments. There is at least two-thirds support. Ms. Calvillo concluded by
            indicating that the results of the ballot vote satisfy the required criteria for the Board to proceed and
            consider whether to establish the Moscone Expansion District and levy the assessments.
            Resolution No. 026-13
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Avalos, Breed, Campos, Chiu, Chu, Cohen, Farrell, Kim, Mar, Wiener, Yee



ROLL CALL FOR INTRODUCTIONS
            Legislation Introduced will appear on the Final Minutes for this meeting. Once the Legislation
            Introduced is approved, it will be available on http://www.sfbos.org/legislation_introduced.



PUBLIC COMMENT
            Abdallah Megahed; expressed various concerns.
            Male Speaker; spoke relating to high crime communities and Black History Month.
            James Chaffee; expressed concerns relating to the SF Public Library.
            Ray Hartz; expressed concerns relating to open government. (See additional information
            submitted on Page 14.)
            Peter Warfield; expressed concerns relating to the SF Public Library and open government.
            Bob Cohen; shared in poem certain concerns with the Board.
            Walter Paulson; shared in song certain concerns with the Board.
            Douglas Yep; expressed various concerns.
            Francisco Da Costa; expressed concerns relating to investments and infrastructure.




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