Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/4/2014 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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141002 2 Police Code - Access to Reproductive Health Care FacilitiesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Police Code to repeal the prohibition on entering or remaining within a 25 foot buffer zone of a reproductive health care facility; to prohibit individuals from following or harassing others within 25 feet of the entrance to such a facility; to prohibit impeding access to the door of such a facility; and to prohibit excessive noise through yelling or amplification of sound within 50 feet of such a facility.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Video Video
141000 2 Appropriation - Support for HIV Prevention - Department of Public Health - $301,600 - FY2014-2015OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $301,600 from the General Fund Reserve to the Department of Public Health in FY 2014-2015, for HIV prevention support for access to PreExposure Prophylaxis medication to assist in the prevention of HIV infection transmission.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Video Video
120796 5 Planning Code, Zoning Map - Establishing the Divisadero Street Neighborhood Commercial District and Deleting the Divisadero Street Restricted Use DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to establish the Divisadero Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) along Divisadero Street between Haight and O'Farrell Streets, deleting the Divisadero Street Alcohol Restricted Use District (RUD), amending various other Code sections to make conforming and other technical changes, amending the Zoning Map to add the Divisadero Street NCD and deleting the Divisadero Street RUD, 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Video Video
120814 4 Planning Code, Zoning Map - Establishing the Fillmore Street Neighborhood Commercial DistrictOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to establish the Fillmore Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD) along Fillmore Street between Bush and McAllister Streets; amending various other Code sections to make conforming and other technical changes; amending the Zoning Map to add the Fillmore Street NCD; 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Video Video
141023 2 Development Agreement - 181 Fremont Street, LLC - 181 Fremont Street - Transbay Redevelopment Project AreaOrdinancePassedOrdinance approving a Development Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and 181 Fremont Street, LLC, for certain real property, known as 181 Fremont Street, located in the Transbay Redevelopment Project Area, consisting of two parcels located on the east side of Fremont Street, between Mission and Howard Streets; making 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, and Planning Code, Section 249.28.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Video Video
140932 1 Accept and Expend Grant - California Department of Parks and Recreation's Habitat Conservation Fund - Youth Stewardship Program - $200,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant of $200,000 from the California Department of Parks and Recreation’s Habitat Conservation Fund to support the Youth Stewardship Program.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
141004 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Juvenile Justice Accountability Block Grant - $75,889ResolutionPassedResolution retroactively authorizing the Public Defender’s Office to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $75,889 from the Board of State and Community Corrections for the purposes of implementing local juvenile justice accountability measures through the Juvenile Accountability Block Grant, for the term of July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2015.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
141041 1 Fisherman's Wharf, and Fisherman's Wharf Portside Community Benefit Districts - Annual Reports to the City - FYs 2009-2013ResolutionPassedResolution receiving and approving annual reports for the Fisherman's Wharf Community Benefit District and Fisherman's Wharf Portside Community Benefit District for FYs 2009-2013, submitted as required by the Property and Business Improvement District Law of 1994, Section 36650 (California Streets and Highways Code, Sections 36600, et seq.), and the Districts' management contracts with the City.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
120881 2 Planning Code, Zoning Map - Uses, Conformity of Uses, Parking Requirements for Uses, and Special Use DistrictsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code, by repealing Section 158 and amending various other Code Sections, to modify controls for uses and accessory uses in Commercial and Residential Commercial (RC) Districts; eliminate minimum parking requirements for the Chinatown Mixed Use Districts, RC Districts, the Broadway and North Beach Neighborhood Commercial Districts (NCDs), and the Washington-Broadway Special Use District (SUD); make maximum residential parking permitted in Downtown Commercial and RC Districts consistent with Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT) Districts; make maximum non-residential parking in RC Districts, Chinatown Mixed Use Districts, and Broadway and North Beach NCDs consistent with NCT Districts; make surface parking lots a non-conforming use in Downtown Commercial Districts; modify conformity requirements in various use districts; modify streetscape requirements, public open space requirements, floor-area ratio calculations, and transportation management requirements for various uses in certain districts; permit certain exceptions from exposure and open space reqPASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
140844 2 Planning Code - Formula Retail and Large-Scale Retail ControlsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to amend the definition of Formula Retail to include businesses that have 11 or more outlets worldwide; expand the applicability of Formula Retail controls to other types of uses; require Conditional Use authorization for Formula Retail establishments in the C-3-G district with facades facing Market Street, between 6th Street and the intersection of Market Street, 12th Street and Franklin Street; provide a method for calculating the concentration of formula retail establishments in a certain area; require Planning Department staff to recommend disapproval of new formula retail in the Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial District based on concentration of existing Formula Retail; delete the requirement for Conditional Use authorization when a Formula Retail establishment changes operator but remains the same size and use category; define intensification and abandonment for Formula Retail uses; require Formula Retail uses to comply with performance guidelines; amend the Conditional Use criteria for Large-Scale Retail Uses, and for Formula Retail useAMENDEDPass Action details Video Video
140844 3 Planning Code - Formula Retail and Large-Scale Retail ControlsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code to amend the definition of Formula Retail to include businesses that have 11 or more outlets worldwide; expand the applicability of Formula Retail controls to other types of uses; require Conditional Use authorization for Formula Retail establishments in the C-3-G district with facades facing Market Street, between 6th Street and the intersection of Market Street, 12th Street and Franklin Street; provide a method for calculating the concentration of formula retail establishments in a certain area; require Planning Department staff to recommend disapproval of new formula retail in the Upper Market Neighborhood Commercial District based on concentration of existing Formula Retail; delete the requirement for Conditional Use authorization when a Formula Retail establishment changes operator but remains the same size and use category; define intensification and abandonment for Formula Retail uses; require Formula Retail uses to comply with performance guidelines; amend the Conditional Use criteria for Large-Scale Retail Uses, and for Formula Retail usePASSED ON FIRST READING AS AMENDEDPass Action details Not available
140970 1 Administrative Code - Calculating Interest on Residential Rental Security DepositsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to provide a new method for calculating the interest on residential rental security deposits beginning March 1, 2015.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
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.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
141046 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Conditional Use Authorization - 395-26th AvenueHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the Planning Commission's decision of September 4, 2014, Motion No. 19229, relating to approval of a Conditional Use Authorization (Case No. 2013.0205CEKSV), to demolish two residential units on a property within the Outer Clement Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD), located at 395-26th Avenue, Assessor’s Block No. 1407, Lot No. 017. (District 1) (Appellant: Stephen M. Williams) (Filed October 6, 2014).CONTINUED OPENPass Action details Video Video
141046 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Conditional Use Authorization - 395-26th AvenueHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the Planning Commission's decision of September 4, 2014, Motion No. 19229, relating to approval of a Conditional Use Authorization (Case No. 2013.0205CEKSV), to demolish two residential units on a property within the Outer Clement Street Neighborhood Commercial District (NCD), located at 395-26th Avenue, Assessor’s Block No. 1407, Lot No. 017. (District 1) (Appellant: Stephen M. Williams) (Filed October 6, 2014).   Action details Not available
141047 1 Approving the Conditional Use Authorization Decision - 395-26th AvenueMotionKilledMotion approving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 19229, approving Conditional Use Authorization identified as Planning Case No. 2013.0205CEKSV on property located at 395-26th Avenue, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Video Video
141048 1 Disapproving the Conditional Use Authorization Decision - 395-26th AvenueMotionPassedMotion disapproving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 19229, approving a Conditional Use Authorization identified as Planning Case No. 2013.0205CEKSV on property located at 395-26th Avenue, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code, Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Video Video
141049 1 Preparation of Findings Related to the Conditional Use Authorization - 395-26th AvenueMotionPassedMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to the proposed Conditional Use Authorization identified as Planning Case No. 2013.0205CEKSV on property located at 395-26th Avenue.CONTINUEDPass Action details Video Video
141064 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Conditional Use Authorization - 115 Telegraph Hill BoulevardHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the Planning Commission's decision of September 11, 2014, Motion No. 19232, relating to approval of a Conditional Use Authorization (Case No. 2013.1375EC), to allow the construction of three new dwelling units (for a lot total of four units) with three off-street parking spaces within the RH-3 (Residential House, Three-Family) Zoning District, Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District located at 115 Telegraph Hill Boulevard, Assessor's Block No. 0105, Lot No. 065. (District 3) (Appellant: Vedica Puri, on behalf of Telegraph Hill Dwellers) (Filed October 14, 2014).CONTINUED OPENPass Action details Video Video
141064 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Conditional Use Authorization - 115 Telegraph Hill BoulevardHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the Planning Commission's decision of September 11, 2014, Motion No. 19232, relating to approval of a Conditional Use Authorization (Case No. 2013.1375EC), to allow the construction of three new dwelling units (for a lot total of four units) with three off-street parking spaces within the RH-3 (Residential House, Three-Family) Zoning District, Telegraph Hill - North Beach Residential Special Use District and a 40-X Height and Bulk District located at 115 Telegraph Hill Boulevard, Assessor's Block No. 0105, Lot No. 065. (District 3) (Appellant: Vedica Puri, on behalf of Telegraph Hill Dwellers) (Filed October 14, 2014).   Action details Not available
141065 1 Approving the Conditional Use Authorization Decision - 115 Telegraph Hill BoulevardMotionKilledMotion approving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 19232, approving a Conditional Use Authorization identified as Planning Case No. 2013.1375EC on property located at 115 Telegraph Hill Boulevard, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code, Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Video Video
141066 1 Disapproving the Planning Commission's Conditional Use Authorization Decision - Approving a Conditional Use Authorization - 115 Telegraph Hill BoulevardMotionPassedMotion disapproving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 19232, approving a Conditional Use Authorization identified as Planning Case No. 2013.1375EC on property located at 115 Telegraph Hill Boulevard; approving a Conditional Use Authorization for the same Planning Case and property with additional conditions; and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code, Section 101.1.CONTINUEDPass Action details Video Video
141067 1 Preparation of Findings Related to the Conditional Use Authorization - 115 Telegraph Hill BoulevardMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to the proposed Conditional Use Authorization identified as Planning Case No. 2013.1375EC on property located at 115 Telegraph Hill Boulevard.CONTINUEDPass Action details Video Video
141068 1 Public Hearing - Appeal of Conditional Use Authorization - 431 Balboa StreetHearingFiledHearing of persons interested in or objecting to the Planning Commission's decision of September 18, 2014, Motion No. 19237, relating to approval of a Conditional Use Authorization (Case No. 2012.0059C), to allow a macro wireless telecommunications services (WTS) facility operated by AT&T Mobility, located at 431 Balboa Street, Assessor's Block No. 1639, Lot No. 047. (District 1) (Appellant: John Umekubo) (Filed October 16, 2014).HEARD AND FILED  Action details Video Video
141069 1 Approving the Conditional Use Authorization Decision - 431 Balboa StreetMotionPassedMotion approving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 19237, approving a Conditional Use Authorization identified as Planning Case No. 2012.0059C on property located at 431 Balboa Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code, Section 101.1.APPROVEDPass Action details Video Video
141070 1 Disapproving the Conditional Use Authorization Decision - 431 Balboa StreetMotionKilledMotion disapproving the decision of the Planning Commission by its Motion No. 19237, approving a Conditional Use Authorization identified as Planning Case No. 2012.0059C on property located at 431 Balboa Street, and adopting findings pursuant to Planning Code, Section 101.1.TABLEDPass Action details Video Video
141071 1 Preparation of Findings Related to the Conditional Use Authorization - 431 Balboa StreetMotionKilledMotion directing the Clerk of the Board to prepare findings relating to the proposed Conditional Use Authorization identified as Planning Case No. 2012.0059C on property located at 431 Balboa Street.TABLEDPass Action details Video Video
141127 1 #LOVELOCALSF Day - November 5, 2014ResolutionPassedResolution declaring November 5, 2014, as #LOVELOCALSF day in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
141108 2 Condemning Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Bus AdvertisementsResolutionPassedResolution standing with Muslim and Arab communities in the face of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bus advertisements.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
140880 2 Police Code - Hours and Retention Protections for Formula Retail EmployeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Police Code to regulate the operation of Formula Retail Establishments, including requiring employers to offer additional hours of work, when available, to current part-time employees; and requiring successor employers to retain employees for 90 days upon a change in control of the business.   Action details Not available
141024 2 Police Code - Fair Scheduling and Treatment of Formula Retail EmployeesOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Police Code to require Formula Retail Establishments to provide employees with two weeks notice of work schedules, notice of changes to work schedules, and compensation for schedule changes made on less than seven days notice and unused on-call shifts; and to provide part-time employees with the same starting rate of hourly pay, access to time off, and eligibility for promotions, as provided to full-time employees.   Action details Not available
141145 1 Levy and Collection of Special Taxes - Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center)OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing the levy and collection of special taxes within City and County of San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center).   Action details Not available
141146 1 Business and Tax Regulations Code - Hotel Tax Exemption IncreaseOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code, Article 7 (Tax on Transient Occupancy of Hotel Rooms), to increase the exemption rate from less than $30 a day to less than $40 a day; and to require future review by the Controller of the daily and weekly exemption amounts.   Action details Not available
141147 1 Appropriation and De-Appropriation - Hosting the PGA World Golf Championship Tournament - Recreation and Park - $1,300,000 - FY2014-2015OrdinancePassedOrdinance appropriating $1,300,000 to the Recreation and Park Department for the costs associated with hosting the PGA World Golf Championship Tournament at TPC Harding Park Golf Course; and appropriating and de-appropriating $500,000 to reimburse the Recreation and Park Department for revenue lost during the closure of the golf course.   Action details Not available
141148 1 Contracting Process - Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit ProjectOrdinancePassedOrdinance modifying the requirements of Administrative Code, Section 6.68, as applied to the proposed construction of the Van Ness Bus Rapid Transit Project, to authorize the Municipal Transportation Agency to, instead of a formal Request for Qualifications, issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to potential construction managers/general contractors (CM/GC), to include their teams of core trade subcontractors, which RFP will contain minimum qualifications for the CM/GC and certain subcontractors; evaluate the CM/GC primarily on non-cost criteria; negotiate a guaranteed maximum price with the selected CM/GC when the design is sufficiently complete, provided the price is fair and reasonable; and making environmental findings.   Action details Not available
141149 1 Administrative Code - Language Access Requirements for DepartmentsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to expand the scope of the Language Access Ordinance to apply to all City Departments that provide information or services directly to the public, revise complaint procedures, and enhance the annual departmental compliance plan requirement.   Action details Not available
141150 1 Master Tournament Agreement Amendment - PGA TOUR, Inc. - Not to Exceed $6,875,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving and authorizing the execution of a Fourth Amendment to the Master Tournament Agreement with PGA TOUR, Inc., for the use of Harding Park Golf Course for certain professional golf tournaments for a period beginning in 2015 and ending in 2025, which will result in a value not to exceed $6,875,000.   Action details Not available
141151 1 Planning and Engineering Services Contract - Carollo Engineers, Inc. - New Southeast Plant Headworks Facility - Not to Exceed $14,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the Public Utilities Commission to execute an agreement with Carollo Engineers, Inc., for specialized planning and engineering services for the proposed new headworks facility at the Southeast Water Pollution Control Plant for an amount not-to-exceed $14,000,000 and a six-year term to commence following Board approval.   Action details Not available
141154 1 Consent to Successor Agency Actions Facilitating Interim Financing - Transbay Transit Center - Transbay Redevelopment Project Area - Amendment to Option Agreement Affecting Affordable Housing RequirementResolutionPassedResolution of the Board of Supervisors, acting in its capacity as the legislative body to the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco, approving actions by the Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure to subordinate property interest in a site designated for affordable housing in the Transbay Redevelopment Project Area; and to facilitate interim financing by the Transbay Joint Powers Authority for the construction of Transbay Transit Center.   Action details Not available
141155 1 Approval of First Amendment to Option Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property - Transbay Joint Powers Authority - Consent to Conditions of Transbay Joint Power Authority’s Bridge Loan - $171,000,000ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the Director of Property to execute the First Amendment to Option Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property between the City, Transbay Joint Powers Authority, and Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency of City and County of San Francisco; execute a consent to the conditions of the Transbay Joint Powers Authority’s Bridge Loan with a value of $171,000,000; and acknowledge the Subordination of the Option Agreement for the Purchase and Sale of Real Property for Transbay Parcels F, O, O’, and O’’.   Action details Not available
141156 1 Approval of a 60-Day Extension for Planning Commission Review of an Ordinance Amending the Planning Code to Permit Exceptions from Dwelling Unit Density Limits and from Other Specified Code Requirements (File No. 140954)ResolutionPassedResolution extending by 60 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on an Ordinance (File No. 140954) amending the Planning Code to permit exceptions from dwelling unit density limits and other requirements of the Code when adding Dwelling Units to existing buildings undergoing seismic retrofitting; deleting the requirement that a new In-Law Unit constructed in and near the Castro Street Neighborhood Commercial District be limited to 750 square feet; correcting outdated cross-references and Code language; 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
141157 1 Urging the Municipal Transportation Agency to Negotiate a Provision in the Upcoming Towing Contract that Eliminates or Reduces Fees Imposed on Victims of Motor Vehicle TheftResolutionPassedResolution urging the Municipal Transportation Agency to include a provision in its 2015 towing contract that either waives all fees imposed on all victims of motor vehicle theft in San Francisco, or significantly reduces the towing fee and significantly extends the grace period during which victims of motor vehicle theft can recover their vehicles before incurring storage fees.   Action details Not available
141152 1 Committee of the Whole - Consent to Successor Agency Actions Facilitating Interim Financing for Transbay Transit Center - Transbay Redevelopment Project Area - December 9, 2014MotionPassedMotion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole, acting in its capacity as the Successor Agency to the former Redevelopment Agency of the City and County of San Francisco, on December 9, 2014, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing to approve actions by the Commission on Community Investment and Infrastructure to subordinate property interest in a site designated for affordable housing in the Transbay Redevelopment Project Area for the construction of the Transbay Transit Center.   Action details Not available