Meeting Name: Government Audit and Oversight Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 10/19/2023 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: City Hall, Legislative Chamber, Room 250
Regular Meeting
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231032 1 Hearing - UN Plaza Activation Project and Heart of the City Farmers' MarketHearingPending Committee ActionHearing on the UN Plaza Activation Project and relocation of the Heart of the City Farmers’ Market; and requesting the Recreation and Parks Department and Civic Center Community Benefit District to report.CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass Action details Video Video
220886 1 Urging Removal of Third Party Dispatch from the Taxi Upfront Fare PilotResolutionPending Committee ActionResolution urging the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Board of Directors to track additional data and develop additional program metrics for its Taxi Upfront Fare Pilot program and continue to submit a quarterly report to the Board of Supervisors to ensure improved outcomes and benefits for taxi drivers.CONTINUEDPass Action details Video Video
230959 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Katy Sullivan - $207,500OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Katy Sullivan against the City and County of San Francisco for $207,500; the lawsuit was filed on August 13, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-593827; entitled Katy Sullivan v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.; the lawsuit involves an employment dispute.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Video Video
230960 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Twilio Inc. - $18,000,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Twilio Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $18,000,000; the lawsuit was filed on May 27, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-21-592267; entitled Twilio Inc. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit involves a claim for refund of telephone users taxes and access line taxes, and related penalties and interest, for tax periods June 1, 2009, through and including December 31, 2018; other material terms of the settlement are that the City will not impose additional telephone users taxes and access line taxes, and any related penalties and interest, for any periods through two months after the settlement is paid, and Twilio Inc. will collect and remit telephone users taxes and access line taxes in a certain manner for all subsequent periods.RECOMMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
230996 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Adam Smith, et al. - $130,401.66OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Adam Smith, et al., against the City and County of San Francisco for return of the Expedited Conversion Program fee in the amount of $130,401.66; the lawsuit was filed on September 28, 2021, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-21-517578; entitled Adam Smith, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco; the lawsuit challenges the Board of Supervisors’ denial of Petitioners’ application to convert their six-unit building at 424-434 Francisco Street to condominiums under the City’s Expedited Conversion Program (Subd. Code, Section 1396.4); the settlement includes return of Petitioners’ Expedited Conversion Program fee and waiver of the City’s litigation costs; other material terms of the settlement are the parties’ agreement to withdraw their respective appeals.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Video Video
230963 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Macquarie Holdings (U.S.A.) Inc. - $252,526.71ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Macquarie Holdings (U.S.A.) Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $252,526.71; the claim was filed on May 1, 2023; the claim involves a refund of gross receipts and homelessness gross receipts taxes.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Video Video
230981 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claims - The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. - $1,355,943.09ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claims filed by The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,355,943.09; the claims were filed on July 13, 2023; the claims involve a refund of gross receipts and homelessness gross receipts taxes.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Video Video
230997 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claims - PFP Holdings, Inc. - $1,039,237.26ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claims filed by PFP Holdings, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $1,039,237.26; the claims were filed on May 4, 2023; the claims involve a refund of payroll expense, gross receipts, and homelessness gross receipts taxes.RECOMMENDED..Pass Action details Video Video