# Board of Supervisors Minutes: January 30, 2024 - Meeting date: 2024-01-30 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 32 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/974/2024-01-30-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1168039&GUID=9484EB3A-BD4B-42B7-8877-A5F2014380BD) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 231124: Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Form 700 Filers - General Services Agency - City Administrator - Pages: 7-8 - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 231124 [Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Form 700 Filers - General Services Agency - City Administrator] Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update and clarify the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements for officers and employees in the General Services Agency under the City Administrator. (City Administrator) Ordinance No. 012-24 FINALLY PASSED The foregoing items were acted upon by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 231273: Settlement of Claims, Litigation - SFPUC Water Pipeline Break - Fillmore Street and Green Street - Not to Exceed $7,000,000 - Pages: 8 - Sponsors: Stefani - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 231273 [Settlement of Claims, Litigation - SFPUC Water Pipeline Break - Fillmore Street and Green Street - Not to Exceed $7,000,000] Sponsor: Stefani Ordinance authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the Office of the City Attorney to approve settlements of claims arising out of the September 10, 2023, break of the SFPUC's water transmission pipeline at the intersection of Fillmore and Green Streets for amounts exceeding $25,000 per claim, notwithstanding Administrative Code, Section 10.22, et. seq., but not to exceed $1,000,000 per claim, and delegating authority under Charter, Section 6.102(5) for the settlement of related litigation, if any, up to an aggregate total settlement amount not to exceed $7,000,000, subject to periodic reporting to the Board of Supervisors Government Audit and Oversight Committee. (Public Utilities Commission) Ordinance No. 020-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ### File 231216: Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars - Pages: 8-9 - Sponsors: Melgar; Safai - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: 231216 [Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars] Sponsors: Melgar; Safai Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars, located at the intersections of Miramar Avenue and Monterey Boulevard, Miramar Avenue and Ocean Avenue, and Judson Avenue and Frida Kahlo Way, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Historic Preservation Commission) (Supervisor Preston voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 018-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Noes: Preston ### File 231087: Support for the SOMA Pilipinas Gateway Cultural Marker - Pages: 9-10 - Sponsors: Dorsey; Peskin, Mandelman, Stefani, Engardio, Ronen, Safai, Chan, Preston, Melgar and Walton - Vote 1: other - Action: include a comprehensive equity audit of existing monuments and memorials in the Civic Art Collection; and WHEREAS, the engagement of diverse underrepresented communities will guide the Arts Commission in the commissioning of new works; and WHEREAS, the Arts Commission is actively doing outreach to the Filipino community for new works being commissioned in the SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District; and’; on Page 3, Lines 1-4, by adding ‘WHEREAS. A bronze plaque contextualizing this conflict and the sacrifices made by the Filipino people in the struggle against the occupying American forces was permanently attached to the base of the Dewey Monument by the Philippine American War Centennial Committee of San Francisco in 2019; and’; on Page 3, Line 14, through Page 8, Line 11, by striking all ‘WHEREAS’ clauses; on Page 8, Lines 14-15, by adding ‘a permanent cultural monument and public realm artworks such as’, Lines 17-23, by adding two ‘WHEREAS’ clauses; and on Page 9, Lines 5-6, by changing ‘report’ to ‘and Memorials Committee Final Report’, and Line 7, by changing ‘reflected by’ to ‘currently highlighted in’ and changing ‘current’ to ‘Civic Art’. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton - Vote 2: adoption, likely final - Action: Resolution expressing support for a permanent cultural monument and public realm artworks for the Filipino Cultural Heritage District; urging the Arts Commission to commission new works that center voices and stories that are not currently highlighted in the Civic Art Collection, such as permanent and temporary public realm artworks that reflect Filipino culture and identity; and finding that the SOMA Pilipinas Gateway Project could provide a model for the City to advance social and racial equity by visually uplifting the rich history and collective experience, contributions, struggles, and triumphs of people of color and immigrant communities who are an important part of San Francisco’s diversity and soul as a City. Resolution No. 048-24 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton ## Extracted text ### [Page 8](https://sfbos.info/documents/974/2024-01-30-minutes#page-8) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/30/2024 REGULAR AGENDA UNFINISHED BUSINESS Recommendation of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee 231273 [Settlement of Claims, Litigation - SFPUC Water Pipeline Break - Fillmore Street and Green Street - Not to Exceed $7,000,000] Sponsor: Stefani Ordinance authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) and the Office of the City Attorney to approve settlements of claims arising out of the September 10, 2023, break of the SFPUC's water transmission pipeline at the intersection of Fillmore and Green Streets for amounts exceeding $25,000 per claim, notwithstanding Administrative Code, Section 10.22, et. seq., but not to exceed $1,000,000 per claim, and delegating authority under Charter, Section 6.102(5) for the settlement of related litigation, if any, up to an aggregate total settlement amount not to exceed $7,000,000, subject to periodic reporting to the Board of Supervisors Government Audit and Oversight Committee. (Public Utilities Commission) Ordinance No. 020-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Referred Without Recommendation From the Land Use and Transportation Committee 231216 [Planning Code - Landmark Designation - Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars] Sponsors: Melgar; Safai Ordinance amending the Planning Code to designate the Westwood Park Entrance Gateways and Pillars, located at the intersections of Miramar Avenue and Monterey Boulevard, Miramar Avenue and Ocean Avenue, and Judson Avenue and Frida Kahlo Way, as a Landmark consistent with the standards set forth in Article 10 of the Planning Code; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. (Historic Preservation Commission) (Supervisor Preston voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 018-24 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Noes: 1 - Preston City and County of San Francisco Page 57 Printed at 5:20 pm on 3/14/24 ### [Page 9](https://sfbos.info/documents/974/2024-01-30-minutes#page-9) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 1/30/2024 Recommendation of the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee 231087 [Support for the SOMA Pilipinas Gateway Cultural Marker] Sponsors: Dorsey; Peskin, Mandelman, Stefani, Engardio, Ronen, Safai, Chan, Preston, Melgar and Walton Resolution expressing support for a permanent cultural monument for the Filipino Cultural Heritage District; urging the Arts Commission to commission new works that center voices and stories that are not currently reflected by the current collection, such as the voices that reflect Filipino culture and identity; and finding that the SOMA Pilipinas Gateway Project could provide a model for the City to advance social and racial equity by producing cultural monuments that lift up the rich history and collective experience, contributions, struggles, and triumphs of people of color and immigrant communities who are an important part of San Francisco’s diversity and soul as a City. Supervisor Dorsey, seconded by Supervisor Mandelman, moved that this Resolution be AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLE, on Page 1, Lines 3-4, by adding ‘and public realm artworks’, Lines 5-6, by changing ‘reflected by the current’ to ‘highlighted in the Civic Art’, Lines 6-7, by changing ‘the voices’ to ‘permanent and temporary public realm artworks’, Line 9, by changing ‘producing cultural monuments that lift up’ to ‘visually uplifting’; on Page 3, Line 5, by changing ‘2020’ to ‘2023’, Line 6, by changing ‘works’ to monuments and memorials in the Civic Art Collection’ and adding ‘underrepresented’, Line 7, by striking ‘have been neglected by the current collection, but’, and Lines 11-21, by adding ‘WHEREAS, The San Francisco Arts Commission is advancing the recommendations of the Monuments and Memorials Advisory Committee through a project funded by the Mellon Foundation, to broadly and transparently engage diverse communities who have historically been excluded from discussions regarding the process of commissioning new monuments and memorials; and WHEREAS, this project will continue with community engagement and artist activations through 2025 and include a comprehensive equity audit of existing monuments and memorials in the Civic Art Collection; and WHEREAS, the engagement of diverse underrepresented communities will guide the Arts Commission in the commissioning of new works; and WHEREAS, the Arts Commission is actively doing outreach to the Filipino community for new works being commissioned in the SOMA Pilipinas Cultural District; and’; on Page 3, Lines 1-4, by adding ‘WHEREAS. A bronze plaque contextualizing this conflict and the sacrifices made by the Filipino people in the struggle against the occupying American forces was permanently attached to the base of the Dewey Monument by the Philippine American War Centennial Committee of San Francisco in 2019; and’; on Page 3, Line 14, through Page 8, Line 11, by striking all ‘WHEREAS’ clauses; on Page 8, Lines 14-15, by adding ‘a permanent cultural monument and public realm artworks such as’, Lines 17-23, by adding two ‘WHEREAS’ clauses; and on Page 9, Lines 5-6, by changing ‘report’ to ‘and Memorials Committee Final Report’, and Line 7, by changing ‘reflected by’ to ‘currently highlighted in’ and changing ‘current’ to ‘Civic Art’. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton Resolution expressing support for a permanent cultural monument and public realm artworks for the Filipino Cultural Heritage District; urging the Arts Commission to commission new works that center voices and stories that are not currently highlighted in the Civic Art Collection, such as permanent and temporary public realm artworks that reflect Filipino culture and identity; and finding that the SOMA Pilipinas Gateway Project could provide a model for the City to advance social and racial equity by visually uplifting the rich history and collective experience, contributions, struggles, and triumphs of people of color and immigrant communities who are an important part of San Francisco’s diversity and soul as a City. Resolution No. 048-24 ADOPTED AS AMENDED by the following vote: Ayes: 11 - Chan, Dorsey, Engardio, Mandelman, Melgar, Peskin, Preston, Ronen, Safai, Stefani, Walton City and County of San Francisco Page 58 Printed at 5:20 pm on 3/14/24