Meeting Name: Government Audit and Oversight Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/17/2024 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Legislative Chamber, Room 250
Regular Meeting
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240799 1 Administrative Code - “Cash Not Drugs” Sobriety and Recovery Pilot ProgramOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to authorize the Human Services Agency, in coordination with the Department of Public Health, to establish a voluntary three-year sobriety and recovery incentive treatment program, known as “Cash Not Drugs,” to provide a weekly payment of up to $100 to eligible beneficiaries of the County Adult Assistance Programs (“CAAP”) who have been screened for a substance use disorder and referred to substance use disorder treatment as a condition of further receipt of CAAP benefits, and who test negative for illicit drugs once per week; exempting the Cash Not Drugs payments from the CAAP eligibility calculation; providing for a six-month implementation plan before the program becomes operational; and revising the Homelessness and Supportive Housing Fund to include the Cash Not Drugs program as a permitted use of funds.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
240333 1 Police Code - Notice of Supermarket ClosureOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Police Code to require large supermarkets to provide six months notice to their customers and the City before permanently closing, and to explore ways to allow for the continued sale of groceries at the location.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Video Video
240333 2 Police Code - Notice of Supermarket ClosureOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Police Code to require large supermarkets to provide six months notice to their customers and the City before permanently closing, and to explore ways to allow for the continued sale of groceries at the location.RECOMMENDED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
240914 1 Hearing - Investigating the Lack of Oversight of Fraudulent Activities Within Executive Branch Departments, including SFPD and HRC, and the Need to Ensure Corrective Actions and Systemic ReformsHearingPending Committee ActionHearing to identify what and when departments knew about fraudulent activities within the Executive Branch Departments, such as the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) and Human Rights Commission (HRC), and their contractors, as well as what preventative follow-up steps were implemented after, including review for conflicts of any staff taking over these functions and duties; and requesting the Mayor, City Controller, Human Resources Department, and SFPD to report.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Video Video
240823 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - San Francisco Apartment Association, San Francisco Association of Realtors, Coalition for Better Housing, and Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute - $93,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by San Francisco Apartment Association, San Francisco Association of Realtors, Coalition for Better Housing, and Small Property Owners of San Francisco Institute against the City and County of San Francisco for $93,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 12, 2020, in San Francisco County Superior Court, Case No. CPF 20-517087; entitled San Francisco Apartment Association, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves a Petition for Writ of Mandate challenging Ordinance No. 36-20, which amended San Francisco Administrative Code § 37.9E to revise the requirements that landlord must follow when engaging in buyout negotiations with tenants.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
240824 1 Settlement of Lawsuits - Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. - Stipulated Assessed Value of $140,700,000 and Refund of $943,740 Plus Statutory InterestOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of two related lawsuits filed by Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. et al. against the City and County of San Francisco concerning the real property located at 555 North Point, San Francisco, CA (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0029, Lot No. 007) (the “Subject Property”) for a stipulated assessed value of the Subject Property of $140,700,000 as of September 17, 2019, contingent upon the Assessment Appeals Board’s approval, and a refund of $943,740 plus statutory interest; the first lawsuit was filed on August 7, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-608156; entitled Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the second lawsuit was filed on June 27, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-607311; entitled Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuits involve the assessed value of the Subject Property for property tax purposes as of the September 17, 2019 change in ownership date and a transfer tax refund.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
240825 1 Settlement of Lawsuits - Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. - Stipulated Assessed Value of $93,237,202 and Refund of $785,531 Plus Statutory InterestOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of two related lawsuits filed by Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. et al. against the City and County of San Francisco concerning the real property located at 542-550 Geary Street, San Francisco, CA (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0305, Lot No. 008 and Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0305, Lot No. 009) (the “Subject Property”) for a stipulated assessed value of $93,237,202 as of September 18, 2019, contingent upon the Assessment Appeals Board’s approval, and a refund of $785,531 plus statutory interest; the first lawsuit was filed on August 18, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-608476; entitled Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the second lawsuit was filed on June 27, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-607309; entitled Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuits involve the assessed value of the Subject Property for property tax purposes as of the September 18, 2019 change in ownership date and a transfer tax refund.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
240826 1 Settlement of Lawsuits - Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. - Stipulated Assessed Value of $222,145,336 and Refund of $1,636,749 Plus Statutory InterestOrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of two related lawsuits filed by Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. et al. against the City and County of San Francisco concerning the real property located at 375 Battery Street, San Francisco, CA (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 0229, Lot No. 020) (the “Subject Property”) for a stipulated assessed value of the Subject Property of $222,145,336 as of September 18, 2019, contingent upon the Assessment Appeals Board’s approval, and a refund of $1,636,749, plus statutory interest; the first lawsuit was filed on August 18, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-608468; entitled Park Hotels & Resorts Inc., et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the second lawsuit was filed on June 27, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-607304; entitled Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuits involve the assessed value of the Subject Property for property tax purposes as of the September 18, 2019, change in ownership date and a transfer tax refund.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
240830 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claims - Maplebear, Inc. - $8,250,342.21ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claims filed by Maplebear, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $8,250,342.21; the claims were filed on February 28, 2023, and February 9, 2024; the claims involve a refund of payroll expense, gross receipts, and homelessness gross receipts taxes, and business registration fees for the 2019 to 2022 tax years; other material terms of the settlement are that Maplebear, Inc. shall take certain filing positions with respect to its gross receipts, homelessness gross receipts, and overpaid executive gross receipts taxes, as applicable, for the 2023 and subsequent tax years, and the City will not impose penalties arising from those filing positions for the 2023 tax year.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Not available
240831 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Bechtel Group, Inc. - $43,235.10ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Bechtel Group, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $43,235.10; the claim was filed on May 8, 2024; the claim involves a refund of commercial rents taxes.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
240861 1 Settlement of Claims for Stolen Property - Brian McSharry - Not to Exceed $2,117.88ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of claims for cost of personal property of City and County Employee damaged/stolen in the line of duty in the amount of $2,117.88 subject to Board of Supervisors approval under Administrative Code, Section 10.25-9.RECOMMENDED AS COMMITTEE REPORTPass Action details Not available
240894 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Yulanda Williams - $625,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Yulanda Williams against the City and County of San Francisco for $625,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 29, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-576323; entitled Yulanda Williams v. City and County of San Francisco et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
240895 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Jane Doe - $200,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jane Doe against the City and County of San Francisco for $200,000; the lawsuit was filed on September 12, 2022, in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. 22-cv-05179; entitled Jane Doe v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an alleged civil rights violation.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available
240896 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Barnard Jones and Patricia Farrell - $475,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Barnard Jones and Patricia Farrell against the City and County of San Francisco for $475,000; the lawsuit was filed on June 28, 2023, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-23-607339; entitled Barnard Jones, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged personal injury on a City street.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Not available