# Board of Supervisors Minutes: January 30, 2024

- Meeting date: 2024-01-30
- Document type: minutes
- Source format: PDF
- Extracted pages: 32
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## Structured legislative records

### File 231275: Civic Bridge Program - Behested Payments Waiver

- Pages: 15-16
- Sponsors: Mayor
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 231275 [Civic Bridge Program - Behested Payments Waiver] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution authorizing the Office of the Mayor to solicit in-kind donations through the Civic Bridge Program from various City contractors, notwithstanding the Behested Payments Ordinance for six months from the enactment date of this Resolution. Resolution No. 040-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

### File 231163: Fire Code - Filing of Proof of Inspections with Fire Department and Requiring Five Feet of Access to Divided Lot Structures

- Pages: 16
- Sponsors: Chan
- Vote 1: first-reading
  - Action: 231163 [Fire Code - Filing of Proof of Inspections with Fire Department and Requiring Five Feet of Access to Divided Lot Structures] Sponsor: Chan Ordinance amending the Fire Code to require filing with the Fire Department records of five-year inspection of fire sprinkler systems and annual inspection of fire alarm and detection systems, mandate a filing fee to ensure that the costs of providing for such filings are recovered without producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs, and require a minimum five feet access from the public-right-of-way to residential structures on newly subdivided lots; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton
  - Noes: Dorsey, Engardio, Stefani
- Vote 2: rescission
  - Action: Supervisor Stefani, seconded by Supervisor Dorsey, moved to rescind the previous vote to allow additional discussion. The motion carried by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton
- Vote 3: first-reading
  - Action: Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Jon Givner (Office of the City Attorney) and Fire Marshal Ken Cofflin (Fire Department) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion. PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

### File 230419: Street Encroachment Permit - 12th Street Plaza - 90-12th Street

- Pages: 16-17
- Sponsors: Dorsey
- Vote 1: adoption, likely final
  - Action: 230419 [Street Encroachment Permit - 12th Street Plaza - 90-12th Street] Sponsor: Dorsey Resolution granting revocable permission to Otis Property Owner, LLC, to occupy and maintain the 12th Street Plaza on 12th Street at the corner of South Van Ness Avenue fronting 90-12th Street (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3505, Lot No. 012); approving a nonexclusive public sidewalk easement for pedestrian access, passage, ingress, and egress for public sidewalk purposes; adopting environmental findings 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. Resolution No. 038-24 ADOPTED by the following vote:
  - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton

## Extracted text

### [Page 16](https://sfbos.info/documents/974/2024-01-30-minutes#page-16)

Board of Supervisors                              Meeting Minutes                                                1/30/2024




Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee


231163 [Fire Code - Filing of Proof of Inspections with Fire Department and Requiring Five
       Feet of Access to Divided Lot Structures]
            Sponsor: Chan
            Ordinance amending the Fire Code to require filing with the Fire Department records of five-year
            inspection of fire sprinkler systems and annual inspection of fire alarm and detection systems,
            mandate a filing fee to ensure that the costs of providing for such filings are recovered without
            producing revenue that is significantly more than such costs, and require a minimum five feet access
            from the public-right-of-way to residential structures on newly subdivided lots; and directing the Clerk
            of the Board of Supervisors to forward this Ordinance to the California Building Standards
            Commission upon final passage.
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
            Ayes: 8 - Chan, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Walton
            Noes: 3 - Dorsey, Engardio, Stefani

            Supervisor Stefani, seconded by Supervisor Dorsey, moved to rescind the previous vote to allow
            additional discussion. The motion carried by the following vote:
             Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
            Walton

            Privilege of the floor was granted unanimously to Jon Givner (Office of the City Attorney) and Fire
            Marshal Ken Cofflin (Fire Department) who responded to questions raised throughout the discussion.
            PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
                 Walton


230419 [Street Encroachment Permit - 12th Street Plaza - 90-12th Street]
            Sponsor: Dorsey
            Resolution granting revocable permission to Otis Property Owner, LLC, to occupy and maintain the
            12th Street Plaza on 12th Street at the corner of South Van Ness Avenue fronting 90-12th Street
            (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3505, Lot No. 012); approving a nonexclusive public sidewalk
            easement for pedestrian access, passage, ingress, and egress for public sidewalk purposes;
            adopting environmental findings 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.
            Resolution No. 038-24
            ADOPTED by the following vote:
                 Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani,
                 Walton




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