Meeting Name: Government Audit and Oversight Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/18/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Legislative Chamber, Room 250
Regular Meeting
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231275 1 Civic Bridge Program - Behested Payments WaiverResolutionPassedResolution 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.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
231211 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Phaedra Michelle Scott - $40,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Phaedra Michelle Scott against the City and County of San Francisco for $40,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 27, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-595521; entitled Phaedra Michelle Scott v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury from tripping due to a pothole.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
231212 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Alfred Coutts - $190,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Alfred Coutts against the City and County of San Francisco for $190,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 14, 2020, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-20-584459; entitled Alfred Coutts, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et. al.; the lawsuit involves allegations of negligence, dependent adult neglect/abuse, and violations of the Patient’s Bill of Rights concerning Mr. Coutts’ care at Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
231213 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Peyman Pakdel and Sima Chegini - $450,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Peyman Pakdel and Sima Chegini against the City and County of San Francisco for $450,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 26, 2017, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. 3:17-cv-03638; entitled Peyman Pakdel, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged diminution of Plaintiffs’ property value as a result of conditions of approval of San Francisco’s Expedited Conversion Program; other material terms of the settlement include the Plaintiffs’ sale of the property to the current tenant and termination of the lifetime lease under the Expedited Conversion Program.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
231246 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. - Power ConnectionsOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the complaint of the City and County of San Francisco (City) against Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) that was filed by the City on January 28, 2019, before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Docket No. EL19-38; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Pacific Gas & Electric Co.; the complaint concerns PG&E’s imposition of unreasonable restrictions on connections of City facilities to PG&E’s distribution system; the material terms of the settlement are that, in exchange for the City dismissing its complaint and waiving any claim for monetary relief, PG&E will allow the City to connect 30 megawatts of metered secondary voltage load over the next five years, provided the loads will be used to serve 1) existing points of delivery that undergo changes, 2) City departments or related public entities, or 3) private entities using City-owned property.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
231126 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Deven Gadula - $175,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Deven Gadula against the City and County of San Francisco for $175,000; the claim was filed on January 9, 2023; the claim involves property damage arising from flooding alleged to be caused by a water main rupture.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
231127 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Joan Assereto - $44,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Joan Assereto against the City and County of San Francisco for $44,000; the claim was filed on March 10, 2023; the claim involves alleged property damage arising from flooding caused by a water main rupture.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
231155 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claims - John Paul USA, Inc. - $70,805.11ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claims filed by John Paul USA, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $70,805.11; the claims were filed on January 9, 2023; the claims involve a refund of gross receipts taxes and payroll expense taxes.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
231248 1 Settlement of Grievance - San Francisco Deputy Sheriff’s Association, 8504 Deputy Sheriffs, 8304 Deputy Sheriffs and 8306 Senior Deputy Sheriffs - $94,675ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the grievance filed on October 20, 2021, by San Francisco Deputy Sheriff’s Association on behalf of class 8504 Deputy Sheriffs, 8304 Deputy Sheriffs and 8306 Senior Deputy Sheriffs against the City and County of San Francisco by the payment of $94,675; the grievance involves an employment dispute under the Memorandum of Understanding.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
231273 1 Settlement of Claims, Litigation - SFPUC Water Pipeline Break - Fillmore Street and Green Street - Not to Exceed $7,000,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance 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.RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORTPass Action details Video Video