Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/18/2014 2:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Legislative Chamber, Room 250 City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, CA 94102-4689
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140114 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - State Farm Insurance Company - $115,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by State Farm Insurance Company against the City and County of San Francisco for $115,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 1, 2013, in Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, Case No. CGC-13-532539; entitled State Farm General Insurance Company, v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
140118 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Elevated Investors II, LLC - City to Receive $20,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the writ action filed by the City and County of San Francisco against Assessment Appeals Board No. 1, and Elevated Investors II, LLC, as the real party in interest, in exchange for a payment of $20,000 from Elevated Investors II LLC; the lawsuit was filed on June 12, 2009, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-11-511651; entitled City and County of San Francisco, et al., v. Assessment Appeals Board No. 1, (Elevated Investors II, LLC).PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
140137 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Gabe Terry - $125,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Gabe Terry and Elena Wong Terry against the City and County of San Francisco for $125,000; the lawsuit was filed on July 6, 2012, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-12-522132; entitled Gabe Terry, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
140115 1 Settlement of Claim - John C. Lyons - $125,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by John C. Lyons against the City and County of San Francisco for $125,000; claim was filed on February 5, 2013.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140116 1 Settlement of Claim - California State Automobile Association Insurance Company - $56,330.42ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by California State Automobile Association Insurance Company against the City and County of San Francisco for $56,330.42; claim was filed on August 30, 2013.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140119 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - BRE/GLEN Portfolio Mezz 4, LLC - $512,581.50OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by BRE/GLEN Portfolio Mezz 4, LLC, against the City and County of San Francisco for $512,581.50; the lawsuit was filed on March 26, 2013, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-13-530011; entitled BRE/GLEN Portfolio Mezz 4, LLC v. City and County of San Francisco.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
140165 2 Appointments, SRO Task Force - Sam Patel and Pratibha TekkeyMotionPassedMotion appointing Sam Patel and Pratibha Tekkey (residency requirement waived), terms ending December 31, 2015, to the SRO Task Force.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
140178 2 Appointment, Commission on the Aging Advisory Council - Margie RamirezMotionPassedMotion appointing Margie Ramirez, term ending March 31, 2015, to the Commission on the Aging Advisory Council.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
140090 1 Administrative Code - Local Hiring Policy - Jurisdictional Boundary for Mandatory ParticipationOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code, to provide that the residents of the Public Utilities Commission service area are considered “local” for purposes of mandatory participation for the City’s Local Hiring Policy, on certain projects located within 70 miles of the jurisdictional boundary of the City and County of San Francisco.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Video Video
140065 1 Shaw Alley Public Improvements - Gift Acceptance and Permit for MaintenanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance accepting the Shaw Alley public improvements and maintenance of same as a gift to the City; approving a major street encroachment permit for the construction and maintenance of the public improvements; deferring a portion of the additional street space occupancy permit fees associated with the permit and adjacent development; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and directing official acts in furtherance of this Ordinance.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Video Video
140008 3 Appropriating $4,515,000 from the General Fund Reserve for Nonprofit Rent Stabilization Program - Mayor’s Office of Housing and the Arts Commission - FY2013-2014OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $4,515,000 from the general fund reserve to the Mayor’s Office of Housing in the amount of $2,515,000 and to the Arts Commission in the amount of $2,000,000 for FY2013-2014, establishing the Nonprofit Rent Stabilization Program, and placing these funds on Board of Supervisors reserve pending a report from the Nonprofit Displacement Work Group to the Board of Supervisors.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING NEW TITLEPass Action details Not available
140008 4 Appropriating $4,515,000 from the General Fund Reserve for Nonprofit Rent Stabilization Program - Mayor’s Office of Housing and the Arts Commission - FY2013-2014OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $4,515,000 from the general fund reserve to the Mayor’s Office of Housing in the amount of $2,515,000 and to the Arts Commission in the amount of $2,000,000 for FY2013-2014, establishing the Nonprofit Rent Stabilization Program, and placing these funds on Board of Supervisors reserve pending a report from the Nonprofit Displacement Work Group to the Board of Supervisors.PASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
140189 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Rockefeller Foundation - Chief Resilience Officer - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - $440,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the Office of the City Administrator to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $440,000 from the Rockefeller Foundation to hire a Chief Resilience Officer for San Francisco, and amending Ordinance No. 160-13 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FYs 2013-2014 and 2014-2015) to reflect the addition of one grant-funded position (.25 FTE) in Class 0933, Manager V, at the Office of the City Administrator, for the period of April 1, 2014, through March 31, 2016.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
131209 2 Accept Gift - Department of Technology - Wi-Fi Equipment - $701,894ResolutionPassedResolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Technology to accept a gift of equipment, software, and services from Ruckus Wireless, Inc., with a total value of $701,894 in order to provide free wireless access to the Internet along Market Street.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
131216 2 Accept and Expend Gift - Park Wi-Fi Project - $608,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Technology to accept and expend a gift of $608,000 in cash from San Francisco Citizens Initiative for Technology and Innovation in order to provide free, wireless Internet access to the public in certain parks and recreational facilities in San Francisco; and making environmental findings.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
131217 2 Accept Gift - Department of Technology - Wi-Fi Equipment - $270,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Department of Technology to accept a gift of equipment, software, and services from Cisco, Inc., with a total value of $270,000 in order to provide free, wireless internet access at various locations in San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140068 1 Accept and Expend Grant - HIV Transmission Cluster Analysis to Inform Prevention - $108,366ResolutionPassedResolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $108,366 from The Regents of the University of California to participate in a program, entitled "HIV Transmission Cluster Analysis to Inform Prevention," for the period of July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
140092 1 Agreement - Itron, Inc. - Meter Reading and Forecasting Software Maintenance - $171,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission to enter into an agreement with Itron, Inc., for meter reading and forecasting software maintenance, for a term of five and one-half years, from March 30, 2014, to September 30, 2019, in the amount of $171,000 pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(b).ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
140099 2 Accept and Expend Grant - San Francisco Family Intervention, Reentry and Supportive Transitions Program - $749,967ResolutionPassedResolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $749,967 from U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and Second Chance Act Juvenile Reentry Program, to participate in a program entitled, “San Francisco Family Intervention, Reentry, and Supportive Transitions Program,” for the period of October 1, 2013, through September 30, 2014.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
140124 1 Authorizing Expenditures - South of Market Community Stabilization Fund - $105,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to expend South of Market Community Stabilization Fund dollars in the amount of $105,000 for capacity building and tenant counseling services.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
140039 1 Pedestrian Safety Public Awareness Working GroupResolutionPassedResolution urging the Transportation Authority to convene and coordinate a Pedestrian Safety Public Awareness Working Group and to develop an action plan within 90 days of their first meeting.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
140047 1 Implement a VISION ZERO Three Point Plan: Engineering, Education and EnforcementResolutionPassedResolution urging the Mayor, the Chief of Police, and Director of the Municipal Transportation Agency to adopt a VISION ZERO Three Point Plan to expedite the goals of San Francisco’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategies and implement an action plan to reduce traffic fatalities to zero in the next ten years through better engineering, education, and enforcement.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
131208 1 Health Code - Restrictions on Sale and Use of Electronic CigarettesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Health Code to prohibit the use of electronic cigarettes where smoking is otherwise prohibited; require a tobacco permit for the sale of electronic cigarettes; prohibit the sale of electronic cigarettes where the sale of tobacco products is otherwise prohibited; and making environmental findings.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
140081 1 Administrative Code - Dissolving the Community Oversight Committee Regarding Enforcement of Marijuana OffensesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code, by deleting Section 12X.6, to dissolve the Community Oversight Committee Regarding Enforcement of Marijuana Offenses.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
140030 1 Hearing - Street Vacation Order - Hunters View Phase 2 - West Point RoadHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the proposed Ordinance ordering the vacation of a portion of West Point Road and various public service easements for the Hunters View Phase 2 development; quitclaiming the City's interest in the vacation areas to the San Francisco Housing Authority; reserving easement rights for the benefit of the City for its utilities; accepting a Department of Public Works Order concerning the street vacation; authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.HEARD AND FILED  Action details Not available
140031 1 Street Vacation Order - Hunters View Phase 2 - West Point RoadOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the vacation of a portion of West Point Road and various public service easements for the Hunters View Phase 2 development; quitclaiming the City's interest in the vacation areas to the San Francisco Housing Authority; reserving easement rights for the benefit of the City for its utilities; accepting a Department of Public Works Order concerning the street vacation; authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
131121 1 Planning Code - Amending the Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code, to amend the Third Street Alcohol Restricted Use District, to allow Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Type 2, “Winegrower” licenses; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
140171 1 Resolution of Intent - Street Vacation - Hunters Point Shipyard Phase II Redevelopment Plans - Candlestick PointResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intent of the Board to order the vacation of portions of streets along with public service easements that may exist within the Hunters Point Shipyard Phase II Redevelopment Plan area, generally bounded the 1948 Bulkhead Line to the north, the 1941 Bulkhead Line to the east, Bancroft Avenue to the south, and Griffith Street to the west, including submerged areas; order the vacation of portions of streets along with public service easements that may exist within the Candlestick Point Redevelopment Plan area, generally bounded by Underwood Avenue, Arelious Walker Drive, Gilman Avenue, Donahue Street, Carroll Avenue, Alvord Street, Fitzgerald Avenue, the City and County of San Francisco County Line, Harney Way, Ingerson Avenue, and Hawes Street, including submerged areas; order the conditional vacation of portions of Griffith Street, Nichols Way, Cameron Way, Doublerock Street, Giants Drive, Hunters Point Expressway, Jamestown Avenue, Gilman Avenue, and Crisp Road for various purposes; reserve various easement rights in favor of the City and third party utilitiesADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
140243 1 Supporting Senate Bill 1005 (Lara) - Expanding Access to Health Care Coverage for All Californians Regardless of Immigration StatusResolutionPassedResolution supporting California Senate Bill 1005, introduced by Senator Ricardo Lara, which authorizes enrollment in the Medi-Cal program or in insurance offered through a health benefit exchange to individuals who would otherwise qualify for enrollment in those programs but are denied access based on their immigration status.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140192 1 Committee of the Whole - Fifth Amendment to Mission Bay North Owner Participation Agreement - April 8, 2014MotionPassedMotion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole acting in its capacity as the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco on April 8, 2014, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing to conditionally approve a Fifth Amendment to the Mission Bay North Owner Participation Agreement and to permit a feasible rental project with market rate and affordable moderate-income units available to households earning no more than 90% of the area median income on Block No. N4P3, bound by Berry Street to the south and the I-280 off-ramp to the north, in the Mission Bay North Redevelopment Project Area; and making environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
131148 3 Planning, Building, Administrative, and Subdivision Codes - Legalization of Dwelling Units Installed Without a PermitOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning and Building Codes to provide a process for granting legal status to existing dwelling units constructed without the required permits, temporarily suspending the code enforcement process for units in the process of receiving legal status, and prohibiting units from being legalized under the provisions of this Ordinance if there have been no-fault evictions; amending the Administrative Code to prohibit the costs of legalization from being passed through to the tenant; amending the Subdivision Code to prohibit legalized units from being subdivided and separately sold; affirming the Planning Department’s California Environmental Quailty Act determination; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to submit this Ordinance to the California Department of Housing and Community Development in accordance with California Government Code, Section 65852.2(h).   Action details Not available
140120 2 Building Code - Earthquake Performance Evaluation of Private School StructuresOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Building Code to 1) require that existing private elementary and secondary schools obtain an evaluation by a licensed structural engineer for performance during a future earthquake, 2) assess a fee for Building Department review and related evaluation processing, 3) exempt certain buildings from the evaluation requirements, 4) provide that buildings where voluntary seismic retrofit work is done to specified standards shall not be identified as a seismic hazard under later-enacted local building standards, and 5) require that a building changing to a school occupancy classification comply with the evaluation requirements; making environmental findings and findings under the California Health and Safety Code; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to forward this ordinance to the California Building Standards Commission upon final passage.   Action details Not available
140260 1 Administrative Code - Workforce Development - Establishing the Committee on City Workforce AlignmentOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Committee on City Workforce Alignment, to give the Committee responsibility for planning and coordinating the City’s Workforce Development programs, and to make other changes to the procedures governing the planning and implementation of Workforce Development Programs.   Action details Not available
140261 1 Park, Police, Public Works Codes - Graffiti Prevention and AbatementOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Police Code to ban convicted graffiti offenders from bringing graffiti and etching tools, etching cream, and slap tags into parks or on Municipal Transportation Agency vehicles; amending the Park Code to ban possession of graffiti and etching tools, etching cream, and slap tags in parks; amending the Public Works Code to extend the administrative process and potential administrative remedies to graffiti offenses committed on public property; amending the Public Works Code to permit the City to pursue civil remedies, including injunctive relief, civil penalties, attorney's fees, and repayment of abatement costs, against graffiti offenders; and making uncodified findings.   Action details Not available
140262 1 Real Property Lease Renewal - WCPI Commercial, LLC - 1449 Webster Street - $9,142.07 MonthlyResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the exercise of an option to extend the lease of 3,900 sq. ft. at 1449 Webster Street with WCPI Commercial, LLC, for the Office of Economic and Workforce Development’s Western Addition employment assistance programs for $9,142.07 monthly for a term of three years ending August 31, 2017.   Action details Not available
140263 1 Urging Congress to Pass the California Emergency Drought Relief ActResolutionPassedResolution urging the United States Congress to pass the California Emergency Drought Relief Act of 2014 in order to support critical water supply and conservation projects for the San Francisco Bay Area.   Action details Not available
140264 1 Supporting Assembly Bill 1553 (Yamada) - Prohibit Long-Term Care Insurance Providers from Charging Higher Premium Rates Based on GenderResolutionPassedResolution supporting Assembly Bill 1553, authored by Assemblymember Mariko Yamada, to prohibit long-term care insurance providers from charging higher premium rates based on gender.   Action details Not available
140265 1 Resolution of Intent - Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds - 200-6th StreetResolutionPassedResolution declaring the intent of the City and County of San Francisco (the “City”) to reimburse certain expenditures from proceeds of future bonded indebtedness; authorizing the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (the “Director”) to submit an application and related documents to the California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) to permit the issuance of residential mortgage revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount of $35,000,000 for 200-6th Street, (Assessor’s Parcel No. 3731, Lot No. 1); authorizing and directing the Director to direct the Controller’s Office to hold in trust an amount not to exceed $100,000 in accordance with CDLAC procedures; authorizing the Director to certify to CDLAC that the City has on deposit the required amount; authorizing the Director to pay an amount equal to such deposit to the State of California if the City fails to issue the residential mortgage revenue bonds; approving, for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, the issuance and sale of residential mortgage revenue bonds by the City i   Action details Not available
140266 1 Supporting Assembly Bill 1743 (Ting) - Removing the Number of Syringes a Pharmacist Can Sell to an Adult Without a PrescriptionResolutionPassedResolution urging the California State Legislature to pass Assembly Bill 1743, authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting, to remove the number of syringes a pharmacist can sell to an adult without a prescription and remove the sunset date in current law.   Action details Not available
140267 1 Approval of a 90-Day Extension for Planning Commission Review of an Ordinance (File No. 131064) That Would Modify the Definition of a “Bona Fide Eating Place”ResolutionPassedResolution extending by 90-days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on a Ordinance (File No. 131064) amending the Planning Code, to expand the definition of “bona fide eating place” to include a definition based on food sales per occupant; and making environmental findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
140268 1 Posting Legislation in Machine-Readable FormatMotionFiledMotion requiring the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to make Ordinances, Resolutions, and written Motions available on the Board’s website in machine-readable format.   Action details Not available
140269 1 Hearing - Impact of the Mid-Market Tax BreakHearingFiledHearing on the impact that the legislation creating the Mid-Market tax break, commonly known as the “Twitter Tax Break,” has had on San Francisco; including a discussion on the amount of the tax break, its impact on commercial rents, including rents for non-profit tenants, as well as its impact on residential housing prices and tenant displacement in San Francisco, and a discussion on the impacts of the City’s decision not to collect Stock Based Compensation.   Action details Not available
140270 1 Hearing - Implementation and Compliance of Language Access OrdinanceHearingFiledHearing in conjunction with the release of the 2014 Language Access Ordinance Annual Compliance Report to receive a status update on the implementation and compliance with the Ordinance.   Action details Not available
140271 1 Hearing - Update on the Status of the Mission Bay Transit Loop ProjectHearingFiledHearing on the status of the Mission Bay Transit Loop Project.   Action details Not available
140272 1 Hearing - Summer Jobs Plus Initiative and Recreation and Park Department Summer Programming Updates for Youth and ChildrenHearingFiledHearing to receive informational updates from the Mayor's Office of Employment and Workforce Development, Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families, Recreation and Parks Department (RPD), and the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) on the status of the Summer Jobs Plus Initiative, as well as available opportunities for summer programming at San Francisco RPD sites and through SFUSD's Summer School Programming.   Action details Not available
140273 1 Hearing - Elevators and Disability Access in Single-Room Occupancy HotelsHearingFiledHearing and presentations from the Department of Building Inspection, Department of Public Health, and the Mayor’s Office on Disability, on the issue of elevators in Single-Room Occupancy Hotels located within the City and County of San Francisco, including but not limited to disability access when elevators are out-of-service, cost of repairs and replacement, and best practices for mitigation by property owners and building management.   Action details Not available
140274 1 Hearing - Expanding Technology Sector Opportunities for Girls and Low-Income YouthHearingFiledHearing on expanding technology sector opportunities for girls and low-income youth.   Action details Not available
140226 1 Various Codes - Nonsubstantive Clean-Up OrdinanceOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative, Business and Tax Regulations, Campaign and Governmental Conduct, Environment, Health, Municipal Elections, Park, Police, and Subdivision Codes, to make nonsubstantive changes.   Action details Not available
140222 1 Finding of Fiscal Feasibility - Plot 700 Development Project - San Francisco International AirportResolutionPassedResolution finding the proposed Plot 700 Development Project at San Francisco International Airport fiscally feasible pursuant to Administrative Code, Chapter 29.   Action details Not available
140224 1 Designation - Treasure Island Mobility Management AgencyResolutionPassedResolution designating the San Francisco County Transportation Authority as the Treasure Island Mobility Management Agency for certain purposes pursuant to the Treasure Island Transportation Management Act.   Action details Not available
140225 1 Contract - Titan Outdoor, LLC - Advertising - Guarantee of Over $28,500,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to execute a transit advertising contract with Titan Outdoor, LLC, for a term commencing July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2019, which offers a minimum guarantee to the SFMTA of $28,500,000 over the term of the contract.   Action details Not available