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| 1 | | Formal Policy Discussions - February 11, 2014 | Hearing | Filed | Pursuant to Charter Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code Section 2.11, the Mayor shall answer the following eligible questions submitted from Supervisor representing Districts 10. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed five minutes per Supervisor.
1. When the City adopted the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan we were aware a significant funding gap existed for the promised neighborhood infrastructure improvements. As development is moving forward at a fast pace, the infrastructure needed to support this growth has significantly lagged. Current and future residents need additional parks, transportation streetscape and pedestrian safety improvements to accommodate this growth. I recently held a hearing on how the City is going to address both this funding gap and the slow project delivery from City departments in the Eastern Neighborhoods. I believe that an Infrastructure Financing District (IFD) is one of the strongest tools we have to address this problem. I have been told by your staff for the last year that | HEARD AND FILED | |
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130462
| 3 | | Business and Tax Regulations Code - Public Realm Landscaping, Improvement, and Maintenance Assessment Districts | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code, by adding Article 15A “Public Realm Landscaping, Improvement and Maintenance Assessment Districts” (Green Benefit Districts), to provide for establishment of assessment districts to finance landscaping, improvements, and maintenance of public realm areas (outdoor spaces open to the public), including parks, parklets, sidewalks, unimproved areas, landscaped areas, plazas, and gardens; to authorize the purchase of real property with assessment funds, where property will be a public realm area and the district will provide landscaping, improvements and/or maintenance; and making environmental findings. | FINALLY PASSED | Pass |
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131086
| 2 | | Planning Code, Zoning Map - 1500 Page Street Affordable Housing Special Use District | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the Planning Code, to establish the 1500 Page Street Affordable Housing Special Use District (SUD) for the property located at 1500 Page Street (Assessor’s Block No. 1223, Lot No. 004); amend the Zoning Map to add the Affordable Housing SUD and modify the height and bulk limits for the lot, and repeal the provisions establishing the 1500 Page Street Residential Care SUD and the permitted building height for the Residential Care SUD; affirming the Planning Department’s California Environmental Quality Act findings; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. | FINALLY PASSED | Pass |
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131192
| 3 | | Police, Administrative Codes - Considering Criminal History in Employment and Housing Decisions | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the Police Code to require employers and housing providers to limit the use of criminal history information, and follow certain procedures and restrictions when inquiring about and using conviction history information to make decisions about employment and tenancy in San Francisco; and amending the Administrative Code to require City contractors and subcontractors to adhere to the same limits, procedures, and restrictions when making decisions regarding employment of persons for work on City contracts and subcontracts. | FINALLY PASSED | Pass |
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131185
| 1 | | Avigation Easements - San Mateo County - San Francisco International Airport’s Noise Insulation Program | Resolution | Passed | Resolution approving the acquisition of 33 Avigation Easements from various property owners in San Mateo County to replace expiring Avigation Easements required for the San Francisco International Airport’s Noise Insulation Program (Project); adopting findings that the Project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act, Class 1: Existing Facilities; adopting findings that the acquisition is consistent with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and authorizing the Director of Property to execute documents, make certain modifications, and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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131190
| 1 | | General Obligation Bond Election - Earthquake Safety and Emergency Response | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur the following bonded debt of the City and County: $400,000,000 to finance the construction, acquisition, improvement, and seismic retrofitting of Neighborhood Fire and Police Stations, the Emergency Firefighting Water System, seismically secure facilities for the Medical Examiner, the Police Department’s Traffic Company, the Police Department’s Forensic Services Division, and other critical infrastructure and facilities for earthquake safety and related costs necessary or convenient for the foregoing purposes; authorizing landlords to pass-through 50% of the resulting property tax increase to residential tenants in accordance with Administrative Code, Chapter 37; finding that the estimated cost of such proposed project is and will be too great to be paid out of the ordinary annual income and revenue of the City and County, and will require expenditures greater than the amount a | FINALLY PASSED | Pass |
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140010
| 1 | | Accept and Expend Grant - Building Resilience Against Climate Effects: Empowering San Francisco Communities to Address Climate Change - $173,515 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution retroactively authorizing the San Francisco Department of Public Health to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $173,515 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to participate in a program entitled Building Resilience Against Climate Effects: Empowering San Francisco Communities to Address Climate Change, for the period of September 1, 2013, through August 31, 2014. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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140066
| 2 | | Lease - Coit Tower, LLC - $662,400 Annual Base Rent | Resolution | Passed | Resolution retroactively authorizing the General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department to execute a five-year lease from February 1, 2014, through January 31, 2019, with one three-year option to extend, for an initial annual base rent of $662,400 with Coit Tower, LLC, for the operation and management of Coit Tower; and reaffirming the commitment of the Board of Supervisors to protect and preserve Coit Tower and its murals in accordance with Proposition B, passed by voters on June 5, 2012. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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130938
| 2 | | Planning Code - Transit Impact Development Fee Exemptions | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise deadlines for certain Transit Impact Development Fee (TIDF) exemptions; eliminate project-specific references in exemptions applicable to redevelopment areas, and make such exemptions dependent on the terms of the controlling development agreement, redevelopment plan, interagency agreement or other contract entered into by the City; require that the TIDF be calculated based on the rate in effect and the time of issuance of the first construction document; 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 READING | Pass |
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130650
| 2 | | Administrative Code - Home Detention and Electronic Monitoring Program | Ordinance | Killed | Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to expand the category of jail inmates eligible for the Home Detention Program; and authorizing the Sheriff to implement an Electronic Monitoring Program to pretrial detainees being held in lieu of bail. | | |
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131106
| 2 | | Liquor License - 222 Hyde Street | Resolution | Passed | Hearing to consider that the issuance of a Type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license to Larry Livingston for The Basement, located at 222 Hyde Street (District 6), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco. | | |
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131167
| 2 | | Liquor License Transfer - 1301 Van Ness Avenue | Resolution | Passed | Resolution determining that the premises-to-premises transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general license and a Type 42 on-sale beer and wine public premises license from 1301 Van Ness Avenue to the same address (District 2), to Liz Zaninovich for Beverages & More, Inc., dba BevMo!, will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4, and recommending that the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control impose conditions on the issuance of the license. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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131184
| 2 | | Liquor License Transfer - 829-26th Street | Resolution | Passed | Resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 20 off-sale beer and wine license from 129 Carolina Street to 829-26th Street (District 10), to David Netzer for Wine House Limited, will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco in accordance with California Business and Professions Code, Section 23958.4. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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140104
| 1 | | Apply For Grants - Housing Related Parks Program | Resolution | Passed | Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to apply for grants from the California Department of Housing and Community Development. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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140106
| 1 | | Supporting Assembly Bill 1439 (Salas) - Prohibiting Sweepstakes Gambling Cafes | Resolution | Passed | Resolution supporting Assembly Bill 1439, authored by Assemblymember Rudy Salas, which would prohibit the operation of gambling themed or simulated gambling electronic video monitors at Internet sweepstakes businesses. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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140107
| 1 | | Women, Girls, and Transgender Women’s Health Month - February 2014 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution declaring February 2014 as Women, Girls, and Transgender Women’s Health Month in the City and County of San Francisco, encouraging women, girls, and transgender women to sign-up for health insurance through Covered California or the expanded Medi-Cal Program; acknowledging that reproductive health is a vital component of women, girls, and transgender women’s health and overall well being that must be recognized, prioritized, and protected; affirming San Francisco’s support for the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2013; launching a social media campaign to honor women, girls, and transgender women’s health; and encourage women, girls, and transgender women to obtain health coverage through Covered California, the expanded Medi-Cal Program, or Healthy San Francisco. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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140108
| 1 | | One Billion Rising for Justice Day - February 14, 2014 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution joining the global call to action opposing violence against women and proclaiming February 14, 2014, as “One Billion Rising for Justice Day” in the City and County of San Francisco. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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140109
| 1 | | Apply, Accept, and Expend State Grant - Urban Greening for Sustainable Communities - $17,861 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution approving an application for and authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $17,861 from the California Strategic Growth Council’s Urban Greening for Sustainable Communities Grant Program to landscape and green Bret Harte Elementary School, for the period of March 1, 2014, through August 31, 2014. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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140101
| 1 | | Committee of the Whole - Ground Lease - Carroll Street Senior Community - 1751 Carroll Avenue - March 4, 2014 | Motion | Passed | Motion scheduling the Board to sit as a Committee of the Whole on March 4, 2014, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing on the proposal of the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (acting on behalf of the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure) to enter into a Ground Lease Agreement, for a term of 55 years commencing upon Board approval, for the purpose of developing housing for very low-income senior households, located at 1751 Carroll Avenue (Assessor’s Block No. 5431A, Lot No. 042), with Carol Avenue Senior Homes, LP, a California limited partnership, pursuant to the provisions of California Health and Safety Code, Section 33433, Community Redevelopment Law. | APPROVED | Pass |
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140110
| 1 | | Concurring in the Continuation of the Revised Declaration of Local Emergency - Rim Fire (Stanislaus National Forest Area) | Motion | Passed | Motion concurring in the continuation of the “Rim Fire” Revised Declaration of Local Emergency by the Mayor and in the actions taken to meet the emergency. | APPROVED | Pass |
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140069
| 1 | | Supporting Senate Bill 837 - Kindergarten Readiness Act | Resolution | Filed | Resolution expressing support for Senate Bill 837, the Kindergarten Readiness Act. | REFERRED | |
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140105
| 1 | | Urging Temporary Protected Status for the Philippines | Resolution | Passed | Resolution urging the Secretary of State and the United States Department of Homeland Security to grant temporary protected status to the Philippines in order to support the recovery effort in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan. | ADOPTED | Pass |
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131063
| 2 | | Planning and Administrative Codes - Construction of In-Law Units in Existing Residential Buildings or Auxiliary Structures on the Same Lot; Rent Control | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the Planning Code to allow the construction of an additional dwelling unit or units entirely within the existing built envelope as it existed three years prior to the time of the application of a residential building or auxiliary structure on the same lot (In-Law Unit) on any parcel in the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District and within 1,750 feet of the District boundaries, excluding any lot within an RH-1(D) zoning district or any lot within 500 feet of Block No. 2623, Lot Nos. 116 through 154; authorizing the Zoning Administrator to waive density and other Planning Code requirements in order to create the In-Law Units, and requiring the Department to monitor rents and publish a report evaluating the effectiveness of the ordinance; amending the Administrative Code to provide that an In-Law Unit constructed with a waiver of Code requirements shall be subject to the provisions of the San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Ordinance if the existing building or any existing dwelling unit is already subject to the Rent Ordinance; making | | |
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131148
| 2 | | Planning, Building, Administrative, and Subdivision Codes - Legalization of Dwelling Units Installed Without a Permit | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance 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). | | |
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131207
| 2 | | Environment Code - Bottled Water | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the Environment Code to restrict the sale or distribution on City property of drinking water in plastic bottles of 21 ounces or less, set City policy to increase the availability of drinking water in public areas, and bar the use of City funds to purchase bottled water; and making environmental findings. | | |
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140120
| 1 | | Building Code - Earthquake Performance Evaluation of Private School Structures | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance 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. | | |
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140121
| 1 | | Appropriation - General Fund Reserve - Homeless Outreach Services - $1,387,500 - FY2013-2014 | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance appropriating $1,387,500 of General Fund Reserves to the Department of Public Health to provide homeless outreach services in FY2013-2014 and placing the $1,387,500 of General Fund monies on Board of Supervisors Reserve. | | |
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140122
| 1 | | Planning, Building Codes - Fee Waiver Program - Small Business Month, May 2014 | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance recognizing Small Business Month in May 2014; amending the Planning and Building Codes to retroactively waive fees for the month of May for certain façade improvements; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings, including environmental findings and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. | | |
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140123
| 1 | | Urging State Community College Chancellor Brice Harris to Restore City College of San Francisco’s Duly Elected Board of Trustees | Resolution | Passed | Resolution urging State Community College Chancellor Brice Harris to restore the voice of San Francisco voters and bring democratic decision-making, transparency, and public accountability back to City College of San Francisco by restoring the duly elected Board of Trustees. | | |
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140124
| 1 | | Authorizing Expenditures - South of Market Community Stabilization Fund - $105,000 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution 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. | | |
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140125
| 1 | | Apply for Grants - California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery Funds | Resolution | Passed | Resolution authorizing the Department of the Environment to submit applications for a used oil recycling competitive grant, and all grants offered by California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, for the purpose of advancing zero waste, and safely managing and reducing household hazardous waste and used motor oil. | | |
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140126
| 1 | | Departmental Study of Waterfront Ballot Initiative | Resolution | Filed | Resolution referring the initiative measure known as the “Waterfront Height Limit Right to Vote Initiative,” to the Port of San Francisco, Planning Department, City Administrator, Controller, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Municipal Transportation Agency, and Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, to report on the measure’s potential impacts, if passed, on the City’s future housing (including affordable housing), infrastructure, transportation, and open space needs, as well as the City's tax base. | | |
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140127
| 1 | | Landmark Designation Nomination - Tree Located at 3066 Market Street | Resolution | Passed | Resolution of intent initiating the nomination of the Sequoiadendron giganteum tree at 3066 Market Street for landmark tree status pursuant to Public Works Code, Section 810(b); acknowledging the temporary designation of such tree pursuant to Public Works Code, Section 810(d); and authorizing other official acts in furtherance of this Resolution. | | |
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140128
| 1 | | Setting the 2014 Budget and Legislative Analyst Services Audit Plan | Motion | Passed | Motion directing the Budget and Legislative Analyst to conduct two performance audits in 2014 and setting the priority as follows: 1) the Fire Department’s allocation of resources to emergency medical services; and 2) the Fire Department’s administrative staffing and strategic planning; and removing from the Budget and Legislative Analyst’s audit plan the Department of Public Health’s compliance with privacy and security regulations as defined by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, previously approved by the Board of Supervisors. | | |
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140129
| 1 | | Closed Session - Update on Labor Negotiations | Motion | Passed | Motion that the Board of Supervisors convene in closed session on March 4, 2014, with the Mayor's Office and the Department of Human Resources pursuant to San Francisco Administrative Code, Section 67.10(e), and California Government Code, Section 54957.6, regarding negotiations with labor unions representing City employees. | | |
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140130
| 1 | | Suspending Board Rule 3.26.1 and Amending Board Rule 3.31 Extending the Joint City and School District Select Committee through March 1, 2015, and Setting Monthly Meetings | Motion | Passed | Motion suspending the Board of Supervisors’ Rules of Order 3.26.1 to consider, without reference, an amendment to Board Rule 3.31 to extend the term of the Joint City and School District Select Committee through March 1, 2015; ordering the City and School District Select Committee meetings of the Board of Supervisors be held on the third Thursdays of each month at 3:30 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors’ Chamber. | | |
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140131
| 1 | | Hearing - Department of Housing and Urban Development's Rental Assistance Demonstration Program for Public Housing | Hearing | Filed | Hearing directed to the Housing Authority and Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development to discuss the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's recent approval of a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program for public housing in San Francisco, specifically: How will RAD impact the 4,500 public housing units involved? What is the impetus for, and the advantages and disadvantages of, the public-private approach? What does this approval mean for current and future residents? What are the maintenance plans for these developments? How will these changes improve the quality of life and job opportunities for San Francisco's public housing residents? | | |
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140132
| 1 | | Hearing - City Funded Mental Health Services and Spending | Hearing | Filed | Hearing on the mental health services that are funded and implemented by the City and County of San Francisco. | | |
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140084
| 1 | | Administrative Code - Jail Inmate Health Insurance Enrollment | Ordinance | Passed | Ordinance amending the Administrative Code, to designate the Sheriff as the entity to assist county jail inmates with submitting an application for a health insurance affordability program consistent with federal requirements. | | |
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140088
| 1 | | Settlement of Grievance - SEIU, Local 1021 - $171,651.10 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution approving the settlement of Grievance No. 82-12-2540 filed by SEIU, Local 1021, against the City and County of San Francisco for $171,651.10, on August 1, 2012. | | |
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140089
| 1 | | Lease Agreement - Southwest Airlines, Co. - Airport Cargo Building 606 - $1,313,761 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Lease Agreement for Cargo Building 606, and Related Areas on Plot 9B, No. L13-0257, between Southwest Airlines, Co., and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, with a minimum rent amount of $1,313,761 for a term of five years, to commence upon Board approval. | | |
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140092
| 1 | | Agreement - Itron, Inc. - Meter Reading and Forecasting Software Maintenance - $171,000 | Resolution | Passed | Resolution 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). | | |
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140093
| 1 | | Contract Amendment and Property Use License - TEGSCO, LLC - San Francisco AutoReturn Towing | Resolution | Passed | Resolution approving the first amendment to the amended and restated Towing Agreement and Property Use License for towing, storage and disposal of abandoned and illegally parked vehicles, between the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and TEGSCO, LLC, dba San Francisco AutoReturn, which shall be effective retroactive to May 1, 2013, and through July 31, 2015. | | |
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