Details Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final Meeting date/time: 4/29/2014 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 Regular Meeting Published agenda: Agenda Published minutes: Minutes   Attachments: Meeting Items (67) 67 records Group Clear sorting Clear grouping Group by Type Group by Result Export Export to Excel Export to PDF Export to Word Show: Legislation only Legislation only All agenda items File # Ver. Agenda # Name Type Status Title Action Result Action Details Video 140312 2   Planning, Building Codes - Small Business Month Fee Waiver Ordinance Passed Ordinance waiving fees in the Planning and Building Codes for certain façade improvements during the month of May every year; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Not available 140304 2   Appointment, Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee - Todd Henry Motion Passed Motion appointing Todd Henry, term ending March 28, 2016, to the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 140360 2   Appointments, In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority - Mike Boyd and Melvin Beetle Motion Passed Motion appointing Melvin Beetle, term ending March 1, 2016, and Mike Boyd, term ending March 1, 2017, to the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 140361 2   Appointments, Commission on Aging Advisory Council - Diane Lawrence and Ken Prag Motion Passed Motion appointing Diane Lawrence and Ken Prag, terms ending March 31, 2016, to the Commission on the Aging Advisory Council. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 140362 2   Appointment, Shelter Monitoring Committee - Michael Kirkland Motion Passed Motion appointing Michael Kirkland, term ending November 23, 2014, to the Shelter Monitoring Committee. APPROVED Pass Action details Not available 140232 2   Appropriation - Airport Commission - Capital Improvement Projects - $1,969,830,773 - FY2013-2014 Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $1,969,830,773 of proceeds from the sale of bonds for capital improvement projects to the Airport Commission for FY2013-2014, placing $30,204,929 of the appropriation for the Plot 700 Development Project on Budget and Finance Committee reserve pending approval by the Board of Supervisors of the CEQA findings for this project, and placing the total appropriation of $1,969,830,773 on Controller’s Reserve pending sale of the bonds. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Video 140318 1   Public Works Code - Waiver of Temporary Street Space Occupancy Permit Fee for Small Business Week Sidewalk Sales Ordinance Passed Ordinance waiving the fee required by Public Works Code, Section 724.1(b), for temporary street space occupancy permits on certain designated City streets on Saturday, May 10, 2014, Saturday, May 17, 2014, and Saturday, June 21, 2014, as part of Small Business Week Sidewalk Sales. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Video 131146 2   Subdivision Code - Condominium Conversion Fee Appeals and Fee Deferral Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the Subdivision Code to authorize the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to reject appeals of the condominium conversion fee when the appeal does not challenge the relationship or nexus between the impact of development and the amount of the fee charged, to modify the fee deferral process administered by the Department of Public Works, to allow conversions to proceed with a gap in ownership occupancy due to foreclosure, and affirming the Planning Department’s California Environmental Quality Act determination. FINALLY PASSED Pass Action details Video 140377 2   Appropriation and De-Appropriation - Surplus Expenditures of $1,712,732 Supporting Increased Overtime Expenditures - FY2013-2014 Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $1,712,732 to overtime and de-appropriating $1,712,732 consisting of $1,322,877 in salaries and $389,855 in fringe benefits in the Fire Department’s Operating Budget in order to support the Department’s projected increases in overtime as required per Ordinance No. 194-11 in FY2013-2014. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Video 140378 1   Appropriation and De-Appropriation - Surplus Expenditures of $115,883 Supporting Increased Overtime Expenditures - FY2013-2014 Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $115,883 to overtime and de-appropriating $115,883 in food expenses in the Sheriff Department’s Operating Budget in order to support the Department’s projected increases in overtime as required per Ordinance No. 194-11 in FY2013-2014. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Video 140234 2   Appropriation - Human Services Agency - Increased Revenues and Expenditures - $31,391,392 - FY2013-2014 Ordinance Passed Ordinance appropriating $31,391,392 of In-Home Supportive Services, CalWORKs, and other State and Federal revenue to the Human Services Agency in order to support In-Home Supportive Services, CalWORKs, and other program expenditures in FY2013-2014. PASSED, ON FIRST READING Pass Action details Video 140288 2   Lease of Real Property - North Beach Retail Associates, LLC - 2449 and 2450 Taylor Street - Initial Annual Rate $7,920 Resolution Passed Resolution retroactively approving a lease between North Beach Retail Associates, LLC, as landlord, and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), as tenant, for certain premises at 2449 and 2450 Taylor Street, for a ten-year term to commence retroactively on January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2023, with a ten-year option at an initial annual lease rate of $7,920 with annual increases, for use as a SFMTA ticket sales room, restroom, and break room for Muni operators and other authorized Muni and City personnel. ADOPTED Pass Action details Video 140310 1   Finding of Fiscal Feasibility - Hall of Justice Jail Replacement Resolution Passed Resolution finding the proposed Hall of Justice Jail Replacement Project is fiscally feasible pursuant to Administrative Code, Chapter 29. ADOPTED Pass Action details Video 140342 1   Revenue Bonds - Port Commission - Capital Improvements - Up to $30,000,000 Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the issuance of up to $30,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Port Revenue Bonds for the purpose of financing or refinancing certain capital improvements related to the Port; approving the forms of documents relating thereto; approving maximum interest thereon; approving the issuance of Tax-Exempt Bonds (as defined herein) in accordance with Internal Revenue Code, Section 147(f), following a public hearing with the Director of Public Finance; and related matters. ADOPTED Pass Action details Video 140097 1   Planning Code - Medical Cannabis Dispensaries - Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit District Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the Planning Code to require that, in the Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit District, a Medical Cannabis Dispensary (MCD) may be allowed within 500 feet of another MCD as a conditional use, provided that no other Citywide regulation governing the proximity of MCDs to each other becomes law; affirming the Planning Department’s California Environmental Quality Act determination; and making Planning Code, Section 302, 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 Action details Video 140411 2   Accept and Expend Grant - Nob Hill Foundation - $350,000 Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant, of up to $350,000 from the Nob Hill Foundation, for the design and construction of a renovated playground in Huntington Park, for a three-year term, to commence upon Board approval. ADOPTED Pass Action details Not available 130390 2   Liquor License - 300 Kearny Street Resolution Passed Resolution determining that the issuance of a Type 21 off-sale general license to Mouhannad Mannaa and Jim Saxton for Financial District Fine Wine, Inc., located at 300 Kearny Street (District 3), 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 Action details Video 140336 1   Reappointment, Police Commission - Joseph Marshall Motion Passed Motion confirming the Mayor's nomination of, and reappointing, Joseph Marshall, for a term ending April 30, 2018, to the Police Commission. APPROVED Pass Action details Video 140337 1   Reappointment, Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors - Cheryl Brinkman Motion Passed Motion confirming the Mayor's reappointment of Cheryl Brinkman, for a term ending March 1, 2018, to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors. APPROVED Pass Action details Video 140359 2   Appointment, Police Commission - Victor Hwang Motion Passed Motion appointing Victor Hwang, term ending April 30, 2018, to the Police Commission. AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 140359 3   Appointment, Police Commission - Victor Hwang Motion Passed Motion appointing Victor Hwang, term ending April 30, 2018, to the Police Commission. APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 140390 1   Hearing - Homeless Outreach Services - FY2013-2014 - $1,387,500 Hearing Filed Hearing to consider the release of funds placed on reserve by Ordinance No. 42-14 (File No. 140121) in the amount of $1,387,500 for Homeless Outreach Services in FY2013-2014. CONTINUED Pass Action details Video 140392 1   Hearing - Nonprofit Rent Stabilization Program - FY2013-2014 - $4,515,000 Hearing Filed Hearing to consider the release of funds placed on reserve by Ordinance No. 33-14 (File No. 140008) in the amount of $4,515,000 for Nonprofit Rent Stabilization services in FY2013-2014. CONTINUED Pass Action details Video 140427 1   Public Works Week - April 28-May 2, 2014 Resolution Passed Resolution commending the men and women of the Department of Public Works and declaring April 28-May 2, 2014, as Public Works Week in the City and County of San Francisco. ADOPTED Pass Action details Video 140428 1   Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act Resolution Passed Resolution commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. ADOPTED Pass Action details Video 140429 1   Breathe California Day - April 29, 2014 Resolution Passed Resolution commending Breathe California on the occasion of its 24th Annual Clean Air Awards and declaring April 29, 2014, as Breathe California Day in the City and County of San Francisco. ADOPTED Pass Action details Video 140330 1   Committee of the Whole - Report of Assessment Costs for Blighted Properties Motion Passed Motion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on May 13, 2014, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing on a Resolution approving a report of assessment costs submitted by the Director of Public Works for inspection and/or repair of blighted properties ordered to be performed by said Director pursuant to Administrative Code, Chapter 80, the costs thereof having been paid for out of a blight abatement fund. APPROVED Pass Action details Video 140412 1   Final Map 7639A - Octavia Street/Central Freeway Motion Passed Motion approving Final Map 7639A, a subdivision of portions of the former Central Freeway resulting in 12 lots, and being a subdivision of Assessor’s Blocks/Lots: AB 0817/33 & 68, AB 0831/23-24, AB 0832/25-26, AB 0838/34-35, AB 0839/29, AB 0853/21-22, AB 0855/51-52, and adopting findings pursuant to the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1. APPROVED Pass Action details Video 140424 1   Committee of the Whole - Consent to Provisions in Mission Bay South Agreements Related to Affordable Housing Motion Passed Motion scheduling the Board of Supervisors, acting in its capacity as the legislative body of the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco, on May 6, 2014, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing to consent to provisions in Mission Bay South agreements as they relate to affordable housing obligations that would effectuate the transfer of Block Nos. 33 and 34 in the Mission Bay South Plan Area to the Regents of the University of California for the future development of up to 500,000 gross square feet in the Mission Bay South Redevelopment Project Area; and making environmental findings under the California Environmental Quality Act. APPROVED Pass Action details Video 140430 1   Urging the Creation of a Late Night Transportation Working Group Resolution Passed Resolution urging the Entertainment Commission and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to convene and co-chair a Late Night Transportation Working Group, with the express purpose of creating a Late Night Integrated Transportation Plan to improve late night transportation options for San Francisco residents, workers, and visitors. ADOPTED Pass Action details Video 140391 1   Committee of the Whole - Release of Reserve - Nonprofit Rent Stabilization Program - FY2013-2014 - $4,515,000 Motion Passed Motion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at 3:00 p.m., to consider the release of funds placed on reserve by Ordinance No. 33-14 (File No. 140008) in the amount of $4,515,000 for Nonprofit Rent Stabilization services in FY2013-2014. AMENDED Pass Action details Video 140391 2   Committee of the Whole - Release of Reserve - Nonprofit Rent Stabilization Program - FY2013-2014 - $4,515,000 Motion Passed Motion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at 3:00 p.m., to consider the release of funds placed on reserve by Ordinance No. 33-14 (File No. 140008) in the amount of $4,515,000 for Nonprofit Rent Stabilization services in FY2013-2014. APPROVED AS AMENDED Pass Action details Not available 140431 1   Records Retention and Destruction Schedule Motion Passed Motion approving the Board of Supervisors revised Records Retention Schedule and Records Retention and Destruction Policy and authorizing the Clerk of the Board to adjust the schedule to increase retention periods and requiring Board approval for additions and/or reduction in retention periods. APPROVED Pass Action details Video 140441 1   Charter Amendment - Children and Youth Fund; Children, Youth, and Their Families Oversight Committee Charter Amendment Filed Charter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter, Section 16.108, adding a new Section 16.108-1, and repealing former Section 4.133, to: 1) renew and rename the Children’s Fund and extend the Fund's expiration date for 25 years; 2) increase the property tax set-aside for the Fund over a period of four years from the current three cents per $100 of assessed valuation to four cents for FY 2018-2019 and beyond; 3) provide for services for disconnected transitional-aged youth 18 through 24 years old; 4) revise and expand the planning process for expenditures from the Fund; 5) replace the advisory committee for the Fund with a Service Providers Working Group; 6) create a Children, Youth, and Their Families Oversight Committee; and 7) repeal an obsolete section of the Charter, at an election to be held on November 4, 2014.     Action details Not available 140442 1   Charter Amendment - Public Education Enrichment Fund Charter Amendment Filed Charter Amendment (First Draft) to amend the Charter, Sections 16.123-2, 16.123-4, 16.123-5, 16.123-6, and 16.123-8, and repealing Sections 16.123-7 and 16.123-10, to: 1) renew the Public Education Enrichment Fund and eliminate its expiration date; 2) change the allocation for universal preschool, overseen by the First Five Commission, to an allocation for universal early education, overseen by the Office of Early Care and Education, and create a citizens advisory committee; 3) eliminate the City’s ability to use in-kind services to satisfy its obligations to the Fund; and 4) modify certain technical requirements for the Fund and delete obsolete provisions, at an election to be held on November 4, 2014.     Action details Not available 140443 1   Charter Amendment - Children and Youth Fund; Public Education Enrichment Fund; Our Children, Our Families Council; Rainy Day Reserves Charter Amendment Passed Charter Amendment (Fourth Draft) to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to: 1) extend the Children's Fund for 25 years and increase the set-aside from three cents to four cents over a four-year period; 2) extend the Public Education Enrichment Fund for 26 years; 3) create an Our Children, Our Families Council and require preparation of a Children and Families Plan; 4) create a City Rainy Day Reserve and a School Rainy Day Reserve out of the existing Rainy Day Reserve; and 5) make various technical and administrative changes to the Funds, at an election to be held on November 4, 2014.     Action details Not available 130374 3   Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code - Lobbying and Ethics Regulations Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to expand the definition of a lobbyist; expand the definition of an Officer of the City and County; expand the list of reportable lobbying contacts; hold employers and clients of lobbyists jointly and severally liable for violations of this Ordinance committed by the lobbyist on behalf of that employer or client; enhance lobbyist training, auditing, and record-keeping requirements; require public reports about City officials who fail to file Statements of Economic Interest; require a public guide to local campaign finance laws; require permit consultants to register with the Ethics Commission and file quarterly disclosure reports; and require major developers to disclose donations to nonprofits active in the City.     Action details Not available 140260 2   Administrative Code - Workforce Development - Establishing the Committee on City Workforce Alignment Ordinance Passed Ordinance 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 140319 2   Public Works Code - Surface-Mounted Facility Site Permits Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the Public Works Code to establish the requirements for Surface-Mounted Facility Site Permits; to set fees for obtaining such permits; to make the provisions of the Ordinance retroactive; and making environmental findings.     Action details Not available 140383 2   Administrative Code - Prevailing Wage for Special Event or Trade Show Work on City Property Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require that prevailing wages be paid for work involving the on-site installation, set-up, assembly, and dismantling of temporary exhibits, displays, booths, modular systems, signage, drapery, specialty furniture, floor coverings, and decorative materials in connection with trade shows, conventions, expositions, and other special events on City property.     Action details Not available 140444 1   Development Agreement - Schlage Lock Project - Visitacion Development, LLC Ordinance Passed Ordinance approving a Development Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Visitacion Development, LLC, for certain real property located in Visitacion Valley, bounded approximately to the north and west by McLaren Park and the Excelsior and Crocker Amazon Districts, to the east by the Caltrain tracks, and to the south by the San Francisco/San Mateo County line and the City of Brisbane; making findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, findings of conformity with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1(b); and waiving certain provisions of Administrative Code, Chapter 56.     Action details Not available 140445 1   Planning Code, Zoning Map - Visitation Valley/Schlage Lock Special Use District Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the Planning Code, Section 249.45, to provide for use controls, including controls for formula retail uses, building standards, and procedural requirements, including noticing and community participation procedures, for applications for development, including design review and modifications, among other controls, in Zone 1 of the Schlage Lock/Visitation Valley Special Use District (also referred to as the Schlage Lock site); amending the Zoning Map by amending Sectional Maps ZN10 and HT10 to reflect the Visitacion Valley/Schlage Lock Special Use District; 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 140453 1   Street Vacation - Quint Street Railroad Crossing Improvement Project - Quint Street, McKinnon Ave, and Newcomb Ave Ordinance Passed Ordinance ordering the vacation of portions of Quint Street, McKinnon Avenue and Newcomb Avenue as part of the Quint Street Railroad Crossing Improvement Project; approving a quitclaim of the City’s interest in the vacation areas to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (JPB), subject to specified conditions; reserving easement rights for the benefit of the City for its utilities and the JPB; accepting a Department of Public Works Order concerning the street vacation; 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 authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance.     Action details Not available 140455 1   Administrative Code - Cancer Presumption for Fire and Police Retirement Benefits Ordinance Passed Ordinance amending the Administrative Code to create a cancer presumption for firefighter and police officer industrial disability and death as a result of duty retirement benefits.     Action details Not available 140446 1   Urging the Planning Commission to Initiate and Consider Amendments to the General Plan Concerning the Schlage Lock/Visitation Valley Special Use District Resolution Filed Resolution urging the Planning Commission to initiate and consider amendments to Maps 1, 2, 4, and 5 of the Commerce and Industry Element, Map 6 of the Transportation Element, Maps 4 and 5 of the Urban Design Element, and the Land Use Index of the San Francisco General Plan to implement the Visitation Valley/Schlage Lock Special Use District.     Action details Not available 140447 1   Accept and Expend Grant - Federal Railroad Administration Grant Funds for the Rebuilding of the Quint Street Lead Track - $2,970,000 Resolution Passed Resolution retroactively authorizing the Port of San Francisco to accept and expend $2,970,000 in grant funds from the Federal Railroad Administration for the rebuilding of the Quint Street Lead Track for the term of April 1, 2012, through July 31, 2015.     Action details Not available 140448 1   Transfer Agreement, Option to Ground Lease, and Ground Lease in the amount of $4,558,269, $0 and $1, respectively - 1500 Page Street LLC and Mercy Housing California 57 - 1500 Page Street Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the execution and performance of a Transfer Agreement in the amount of $4,558,269 which expires on June 30, 2014 between the City and County of San Francisco and 1500 Page Street, LLC, a California limited liability company, for the transfer of real property and improvements located at 1500 Page Street, San Francisco, for the development of 16 units of affordable housing for persons with developmental disabilities and one manager’s unit; authorizing the execution and performance of an Option to Ground Lease in the amount of $0 which expires on June 30, 2015 and a Ground Lease in the amount of $1 annual base rent for so long as HUD is senior lender and 10% of fair market value at all times thereafter bearing a 75 year term and one 24 year extension between the City and County of San Francisco and Mercy Housing California 57, a California limited partnership; adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopting findings that the conveyance is consistent with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.     Action details Not available 140449 1   Supporting Senate Bill 962 (Leno) - Smartphone Theft Prevention Resolution Passed Resolution supporting Senate Bill 962, introduced by Senator Leno, the Smartphone Theft Prevention Act, to require the installation of theft-deterring technological solutions on all smartphones sold in the State of California.     Action details Not available 140450 1   Real Property Lease Amendment - Spectrum Realty, L.P. - 833 Mission Street Resolution Passed Resolution retroactively authorizing the Municipal Transportation Agency to execute the lease amendment (Third Amendment) to the retail lease dated February 18, 2004, with Sprint Spectrum Realty, L.P., (Tenant) for 2,152 sq. ft. retail space at the Fifth and Mission/Yerba Buena Garage, located at 833 Mission Street; said amendment to extend the retail lease for an additional five years beginning June 1, 2014, and provide additional rent of $689,049 plus provide a one five-year option that will, if exercised, provide additional rent of $798,813.     Action details Not available 140451 1   Accept and Expend Grant - Golden Gate Park Community Garden - EcoMedia - $100,000 Resolution Passed Resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant of $100,000 from Yellow Pages, made possible by a partnership with EcoMedia, to support the construction of the Vertical Garden component at the Golden Gate Park Community Garden, for the period of August 1, 2013, through November 30, 2013.     Action details Not available 140452 1   Resolution of Intent - Street Vacation - Quint Street Railroad Crossing Improvement Project - Quint Street, McKinnon Ave and Newcomb Ave Resolution Passed Resolution declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to vacate a portion of Quint Street, McKinnon Avenue, Newcomb Avenue as a part of the Quint Street Railroad Crossing Improvement Project; and setting a hearing date of June 3, 2014, for all persons interested in the proposed vacation of said street areas.     Action details Not available 140457 1   North Beach Branch Library Grand Opening - May 10, 2014 Resolution Passed Resolution recognizing the grand opening of the new North Beach Branch Library and commending the San Francisco Public Library, Department of Public Works, and members of the North Beach community for their hard work to bring the new branch to fruition.     Action details Not available 140458 1   Supporting California Assembly Bill 2175 (Daly and Ting) - The Renter’s Tax Assistance Act Resolution Passed Resolution supporting Assembly Bill 2175, introduced by Assemblymembers Daly and Ting, a tax rebate program for low-income renters to create financial security for low-income tenants and address the affordable housing needs in the State of California.     Action details Not available 140454 1   Hearing - Street Vacation Order - Quint Street Railroad Crossing Improvement Project - Quint Street, McKinnon Avenue, and Newcomb Avenue Hearing Filed Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the proposed Ordinance ordering the vacation of portions of Quint Street, McKinnon Avenue, and Newcomb Avenue as part of the Quint Street Railroad Crossing Improvement Project; quitclaiming the City’s interest in the vacation areas to the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board; reserving easement rights for the benefit of the City for its utilities; accepting a Department of Public Works Order concerning the street vacation; and authorizing official acts in connection with this Ordinance 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 140459 1   Hearing - Size of the Fire Department's Fire Trucks and the Procurement Processes for Purchasing New Vehicles Hearing Filed Hearing regarding the size of the Fire Department fire trucks and whether the trucks should be somewhat smaller in order to better navigate San Francisco’s varied streets, including narrow streets in various parts of the city that have less than 20 feet of street clearance; the Department should be prepared to discuss its vehicle procurement process and specifications to secure vehicles, as well as any changes in vehicle size over time; the hearing will also consider a report by the Budget and Legislative Analyst (BLA) identifying best practices from other cities on the procurement of fire vehicles for local conditions, including use of smaller trucks in order to navigate narrow streets; the BLA will also evaluate changes in the Department’s vehicle sizes over time.     Action details Not available 140460 1   Hearing - Street Widths in Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point Developments Hearing Filed Hearing requesting a report from the Fire Department, Department of Public Works, and the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure on the proposal to widen certain streets in the Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point developments, including why certain departments desired to make such a change so late in the process, the departments are requested to discuss their policy rationale for requesting such changes, including if and how the Better Streets Plan, the Pedestrian Safety Strategy, and the “Vision Zero” policy were factored and why prior Board of Supervisors and Mayoral approval of street cross sections for these developments was disregarded.     Action details Not available 140461 1   Hearing - State of Wi-Fi and High Speed Broadband Internet Connectivity in San Francisco Hearing Filed Hearing on the state of Wi-Fi and high speed broadband Internet connectivity in San Francisco; review of the current broadband infrastructure and discussion on the current gaps and challenges to closing those gaps to provide internet access to all residents in San Francisco.     Action details Not available 140402 1   Settlement of Lawsuit - Jon Gatto - $26,000 Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jon Gatto against the City and County of San Francisco for $26,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 10, 2012, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-12-518200; entitled Jon Gatto v. City and County of San Francisco.     Action details Not available 140403 1   Settlement of Lawsuit - Jameson Ashley - $150,000 Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Jameson Ashley against the City and County of San Francisco for $150,000; the lawsuit was filed on January 26, 2012, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Case No. C-12-0045-JST; entitled Jameson Ashley v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.     Action details Not available 140404 1   Settlement of Lawsuit - Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. - City to Receive $15,285,000 Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco against Stantec Consulting Services, Inc., and Stantec Architecture, Inc., for $15,285,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 12, 2011, in Alameda County Superior Court, Case No. RG13679711; entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Stantec Consulting Services Inc., et al.     Action details Not available 140405 1   Settlement of Lawsuit - Chris Escher - $40,000 Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Chris Escher against the City and County of San Francisco for $40,000; the lawsuit was filed on August 14, 2012, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-12-523236; entitled Chris Escher v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.     Action details Not available 140406 1   Settlement of Lawsuit - LaVaughan Butler-Moore - $43,000 Ordinance Passed Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by LaVaughan Butler-Moore against the City and County of San Francisco for $43,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 2, 2009, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-09-486869; entitled LaVaughan Butler-Moore v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.     Action details Not available 140093 2   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.     Action details Not available 140407 1   Settlement of Claim - Barbara Kay Hamblin - $250,000 Resolution Passed Resolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Barbara Kay Hamblin against the City and County of San Francisco for $250,000; claim was filed on June 5, 2013.     Action details Not available 140408 1   Emergency Contract - Amending Resolution No. 265-13 - Repair Public Utilities Commission Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant Digesters - Not to Exceed $14,545,427 Resolution Passed Resolution amending Resolution No. 265-13 to revise the scope of work for an emergency contract from six to five digesters at the Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant, and increase the contract not-to-exceed amount to $14,535,427.     Action details Not available 140409 1   Contract Approval - Procurement of a Type II Fireboat - Vigor Fab, Inc. - $11,637,660 Resolution Passed Resolution approving the award of a contract for Procurement of a Type II Fireboat to Vigor Fab, Inc. (US Fab, Inc.), in an amount not-to-exceed $11,637,660 pursuant to San Francisco Charter, Section 9.118(b), for the term ending December 31, 2015, to commence upon Board approval.     Action details Not available 140410 1   Agreement - Use of Fast Pass on BART Resolution Passed Resolution approving the Special Transit Fare (Fast Pass®) Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and the Bay Area Rapid Transit District, with a term of July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2020, and a not to exceed amount of $74,821,040.     Action details Not available