Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/16/2014 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
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140964 1 Formal Policy Discussions - September 16, 2014HearingFiledPursuant to Charter Sections 2.103 and 3.100(7), and Administrative Code Section 2.11, the Mayor shall answer the following eligible question submitted from the Supervisor representing District 10. The Mayor may address the Board initially for up to five minutes. Discussion shall not exceed five minutes per Supervisor. 1. I have been working on acquiring a property at 66 Raymond Avenue to use as an intergenerational space for community programming and services in the Visitacion Valley community. This acquisition has been complicated due to the nature of the ownership and history of the property. Throughout this process, you have expressed support for this acquisition. What is your vision for this space and how can you help move this acquisition forward? (Supervisor Cohen, District 10)HEARD AND FILED  Action details Not available
140595 2 Professional Services Agreement - Waiving Competitive Solicitation Requirement to Procure Specialized Environmental Services - East Harbor Marina Sediment Remediation and Facility Renovation Project - Leidos, Inc. - Not to Exceed $1,970,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance waiving the competitive solicitation requirement under Administrative Code, Section 6.40, and authorizing the General Manager of the Recreation and Parks Department to enter into a professional services agreement with Leidos, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,970,000 for the purpose of performing specialized environmental services for the San Francisco East Harbor Marina Sediment Remediation and Facility Renovation Project, to commence following Board approval.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
140873 2 Setting Property Tax Rate and Establishing Pass-Through Rate for Residential Tenants - FY2014-2015OrdinancePassedOrdinance levying property taxes at a combined rate of $1.1743 on each $100 valuation of taxable property for the City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco Community College District, Bay Area Rapid Transit District, and Bay Area Air Quality Management District and establishing a pass-through rate of $0.0880 per $100 of assessed value for residential tenants pursuant to Administrative Code, Chapter 37, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
140918 2 Appropriation - Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children and Families - Mayor’s Office of Housing - $2,127,600 - FYs 2014-2015 and 2015-2016OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $2,127,600 from the General Fund Reserve to the Mayor’s Office of Housing, $1,063,800 in FY2014-2015 and $1,063,800 in FY2015-2016, for legal services for unaccompanied children and families on the San Francisco Immigration Court's expedited removal docket.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
140754 1 Sublease and Property Management Agreement - John Stewart Company - Treasure and Yerba Buena Islands Market Rate Rental Housing - $632,806 Yearly Base RentResolutionPassedResolution approving a Sublease and Property Management Agreement for Treasure and Yerba Buena Islands market rate rental housing between the Treasure Island Development Authority and the John Stewart Company, with a yearly base rent of $632,806 for a seven-year term, to commence following Board approval, with a three-year option to extend.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140921 1 Revolving Fund Agreement - California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board - Burial or Emergency Relocation of Homicide Victims - $75,000ResolutionPassedResolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to renew its current agreement with the California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board, an agent of the State of California, for a revolving fund in the amount of $75,000 to be used to pay for verified funeral/burial, relocation, crime scene clean-up, and other emergency loss expenses for eligible homicide victims for the period of July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2017.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140922 1 Accept In-Kind Gift - Vera Institute of Justice - Prosecution and Racial Justice Program Technical Assistance - $408,654ResolutionPassedResolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept an in-kind gift of Prosecution and Racial Justice Program technical assistance valued at $408,654 from the Vera Institute of Justice for the grant period of January 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140931 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Vera Institute of Justice - Preventing Crime and Victimization - $228,283ResolutionPassedResolution retroactively authorizing the Office of the District Attorney to accept and expend a technical assistance grant valued at $228,283 from the Vera Institute of Justice, funded by the Foundation to Promote Open Society, for the grant period of June 1, 2014, through May 31, 2016, to enhance the Office’s Community Safety and Performance Strategy, to prevent crime and victimization by improving operational performance through research and data-driven approaches to prosecution.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140120 4 Building Code - Earthquake Performance Evaluation of Private School StructuresOrdinancePassedOrdinance 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.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
140939 1 Board Response - Civil Grand Jury - The Port of San Francisco, Caught Between Public Trust and Private DollarsResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2013-2014 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “The Port of San Francisco, Caught Between Public Trust and Private Dollars;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140940 1 Board Response - Civil Grand Jury - Rising Sea Levels...At Our DoorstepResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2013-2014 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Rising Sea Levels…At Our Doorstep;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140941 1 Board Response - Civil Grand Jury - Ethics in the City: Promise, Practice or PretenseResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2013-2014 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Ethics in the City: Promise, Practice or Pretense;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140958 1 Supporting California Proposition 47 - The Safe Neighborhoods and Schools InitiativeResolutionPassedResolution supporting California Proposition 47 to reduce the penalties for certain non-serious and non-violent property and drug crimes, save the State money, and invest in crime prevention programs.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140960 1 Cost of Living Adjustment to the Contract for Budget and Legislative Analyst Services - FYs 2014-2015 and 2015-2016MotionPassedMotion to enact a 3.00 percent Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) to the current $2,000,000 contract for Budget and Legislative Analyst Services, to be effectuated no earlier than October 1, 2014, resulting in a 2.25 percent, or $45,000, increase to the contract in FY2014-2015 and directing the Clerk of the Board to take all necessary administrative action to amend the contract accordingly and further directing the Clerk of the Board to include the annualized cost of the 3.00 percent COLA in the Department of the Board of Supervisors’ FY2015-2016 proposed budget.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
140956 1 Recognizing San Francisco’s Camp Mather and Commending Those Who Helped Save it from the Rim Fire of 2013ResolutionPassedResolution recognizing the 90th Anniversary of San Francisco’s Camp Mather, and commending those who helped save Camp Mather, located in the Stanislaus National Forest, from the devastating Rim Fire of August 17, 2013, through October 25, 2013.AMENDED, AN AMENDMENT OF THE WHOLE BEARING SAME TITLEPass Action details Video Video
140956 2 Recognizing San Francisco’s Camp Mather and Commending Those Who Helped Save it from the Rim Fire of 2013ResolutionPassedResolution recognizing the 90th Anniversary of San Francisco’s Camp Mather, and commending those who helped save Camp Mather, located in the Stanislaus National Forest, from the devastating Rim Fire of August 17, 2013, through October 25, 2013.ADOPTED AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
140959 1 Opposing Sex-Selective Abortion BansResolutionPassedResolution affirming San Francisco’s opposition to “Sex-Selective Abortion Bans” that perpetuate racial stereotypes.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140724 2 Planning Code - Nighttime Entertainment and Uses Greater than 25,000 Square Feet in Western SoMaOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to authorize Elementary and Secondary Schools and Child Care uses to exceed 25,000 square feet in the Regional Commercial District, authorize a Nighttime Entertainment use in the Western SoMa Mixed Use-Office Zoning District within 200 feet of any property within a Residential Enclave or Residential Enclave-Mixed District where a Nighttime Entertainment use legally operated within five years prior to an application to re-establish the use, allow Nighttime Entertainment as a permitted use within the Western SoMa Mixed Use-Office Zoning District; and affirming the Planning Department’s California Environmental Quality Act determination and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
140874 2 Administrative, Subdivision Codes ­ Tenant Buyout AgreementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to require landlords to provide tenants with a disclosure of the tenants’ rights before the landlord commences buyout negotiations; to require landlords to file a form with the Rent Board indicating the address of the unit that may become the subject of buyout negotiations; to require all buyout agreements to be in writing and to include certain statements about the tenant’s rights; to allow tenants to rescind buyout agreements for up to 45 days after the agreements are fully executed; to require landlords to file a copy of buyout agreements with the Rent Board; to require the Rent Board to create a publically available searchable database of buyout agreements; to require the Rent Board to provide an annual report to the Board of Supervisors regarding tenant buyouts; to authorize tenants to bring civil actions for actual damages and civil penalties against landlords who fail to provide the required disclosures about the tenants’ rights; to authorize certain non-profits to bring civil actions for a landlord’s failure to file a buyout agreemen   Action details Not available
140979 1 Park Code - Flexible Pricing at Gleneagles Golf Course; Lease Amendment - Gleneagles Golf Partners, LP - Operation of Gleneagles Golf Course - Percentage of Gross RevenuesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Park Code to authorize flexible pricing at Gleneagles Golf Course in McLaren Park; approving the amendment and extension of a lease with Gleneagles Golf Partners, LP, for operation of the Gleneagles Golf Course commencing on the effective date of this Ordinance and ending November 30, 2022, for 7% of gross revenues, subject to conditions, incentives, participation rent, and rent credits; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available
140980 1 Summary Street Vacation - Portion of Raccoon DriveOrdinancePassedOrdinance ordering the summary street vacation of a portion of Raccoon Drive, between Twin Peaks Boulevard and Saint Germain Avenue; approving a quitclaim of the City’s interest in the vacation area; approving a public access easement over a portion of the vacation area; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; adopting findings that the actions contemplated in this legislation are consistent 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
140981 1 Administrative Code - Street Light PolicyOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to provide a Street Light Policy; and to make relevant findings.   Action details Not available
140982 1 Planning Code - Arcades in the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to permit arcades in the Upper Market Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
140942 1 Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - Inquiry into the Operation and Programs of the San Francisco JailsResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2013-2014 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “Inquiry into the Operation and Programs of the San Francisco Jails;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget.   Action details Not available
140943 1 Board Response - Civil Grand Jury Report - The Mayor's Office of Housing, Under Pressure and Challenged to Preserve DiversityResolutionPassedResolution responding to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations contained in the 2013-2014 Civil Grand Jury Report, entitled “The Mayor’s Office of Housing, Under Pressure and Challenged to Preserve Diversity;” and urging the Mayor to cause the implementation of accepted findings and recommendations through his/her department heads and through the development of the annual budget.   Action details Not available
140983 1 Master Lease - 250 Kearny Street, LLC - 136 Residential Units - $161,840 Monthly Initial RentResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the execution and acceptance of a Residential Master Lease by and between the City and County of San Francisco and 250 Kearny Street, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, for the real property located at 250 Kearny Street, providing 136 units of affordable housing primarily for chronically homeless veterans, with a monthly initial rent amount of $161,840 for a ten-year term to commence October 1, 2014, with one five-year option to extend.   Action details Not available
140984 1 Agreement Amendment - Armed and Unarmed Security Services - Cypress Security, LLC - Not to Exceed $35,900,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the Seventh Amendment to the Armed and Unarmed Security Services Agreement between the City, through the Municipal Transportation Agency, and Cypress Security, LLC, to increase the amount of the contract by $3,000,000 for a total contract amount not to exceed $35,900,000 and extending the term for six months until March 31, 2015.   Action details Not available
140985 1 Urging Support of the Expanded Use of Pre-Exposure ProphylaxisResolutionPassedResolution urging support of the expanded use of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis as a tool to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic.   Action details Not available
140986 1 Hearing - Don't Block the Box Traffic Congestion ProgramHearingFiledHearing requesting presentations from the Municipal Transportation Agency, the Department of Parking and Traffic, the Police Department, and the Transportation Authority on data gathered and outcomes of the July-September "Don't Block the Box" pilot and next steps for long-term implementation and enforcement of this traffic congestion program.   Action details Not available
140987 1 Hearing - Educational and Support Services for Unaccompanied Immigrant ChildrenHearingFiledHearing requesting presentations from the San Francisco Unified School District, the Department of Public Health, and the Human Services Agency, Family and Children Services Division, regarding educational services and other support services being provided to increased numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children arriving in San Francisco.   Action details Not available
140988 1 Hearing - Bicycle Access on MuniHearingFiledHearing on bicycle access on Muni buses and Light Rail Vehicles.   Action details Not available
140798 2 Business and Tax Regulations Code - Amendments to Common Administrative Provisions, Business Registration, Payroll Expense Tax, and Gross Receipts TaxOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code by revising the minimum filing amounts for the payroll expense tax and gross receipts tax and making the amounts consistent with administrative requirements for the small business exemptions; clarifying penalty and interest provisions; clarifying that each member of a combined group engaged in business in San Francisco must register with the Tax Collector; clarifying when annual adjustments must be made to the business registration fee; clarifying the basis of the business registration fee; and deleting obsolete registration provisions.   Action details Not available
140947 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Carpenter’s Union Local 22 - $60,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Carpenter’s Local 22 against the City and County of San Francisco for $60,000; the lawsuit was filed on April 8, 2014, in United States District Court, Northern District of California, Case No. CV-14-01615 RS; entitled Carpenters Union, Local 22, v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.   Action details Not available
140945 1 California Environmental Quality Act Findings and Mitigation Agreements - Various Cemeteries and the California Golf Club - Regional Groundwater Storage and Recovery ProjectResolutionPassedResolution adopting findings under the California Environmental Quality Act, including the adoption of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program and a statement of overriding considerations related to funding for the Regional Groundwater Storage and Recovery Project; and authorizing the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission to enter into mitigation agreements with Cypress Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Eternal Home Cemetery, Hills of Eternity/Home of Peace/Salem Cemeteries, Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Italian Cemetery, Olivet Cemetery, Woodlawn Cemetery, and the California Golf Club for an indefinite term beginning upon execution of the agreements.   Action details Not available
140946 1 Lease Amendments - Bay Area Restaurant Group, JV - Bayport Concessions, LLC - SSP America, Inc. - Gotham Enterprises, LLC - Sankaku, Inc. - Airport ConcessionsResolutionPassedResolution approving Amendment No. 1 to Domestic Terminal Food and Beverage Lease No. 03-0184 with Bay Area Restaurant Group, JV (Max’s Eatz and Max’s the Greek) for a term of ten years and a Minimum Annual Guarantee of $36,103; No. 03-0183 with Bayport Concessions, LLC (Willow Creek Grill) for a term of ten years and a Minimum Annual Guarantee of $34,237; No. 03-0200 with SSP America, Inc. (Anchor Steam) for a term of ten years and a Minimum Annual Guarantee of $150,329; Amendment No. 2 to No. 03-0193 with Gotham Enterprises, LLC (Peet’s Coffee & Tea) for a term of ten years and a Minimum Annual Guarantee of $36,487; No. 03-0180 with Sankaku, Inc. (Sankaku) for a term of ten years and a Minimum Annual Guarantee of $37,125; and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, retroactive to February 2014.   Action details Not available