Meeting Name: Board of Supervisors Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/17/2015 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
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150027 2 Building Code - Temporary Fee ReductionOrdinancePassedOrdinance extending the reduction of all Building Code fees for staff services by 7% until October 31, 2015; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
150044 1 Waiving Competitive Bidding Requirement - Construction Contract - Pneumatic Tube Products Company - San Francisco General Hospital - Not to Exceed $951,887OrdinancePassedOrdinance waiving the competitive bidding requirement in Administrative Code, Section 6.20, and authorizing the Director of Public Works to enter into a construction contract with Pneumatic Tube Products Company in an amount not to exceed $951,887 for the purpose of modifying the pneumatic tube delivery systems in Buildings 5 and 25 at San Francisco General Hospital to make one integrated pneumatic tube system to service both buildings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
141095 3 Environment Code - Safe Drug DisposalOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Environment Code to require any person who produces a drug offered for sale in San Francisco to participate in an approved drug stewardship program for the collection and disposal of unwanted drugs from residential sources; to provide for implementation, enforcement, fees, and penalties; and making environmental findings.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
150063 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Rena Harel, and Estate of Margie Sonnier - $52,500OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Rena Harel, and the Estate of Margie Sonnier against the City and County of San Francisco for $52,500; the lawsuit was filed on March 7, 2013, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. PES-08-290936; entitled Estate of Margie Sonnier; Rena Harel v. San Francisco County Tax Assessor.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
150064 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Brian O’Hara, by and through his Successor-In-Interest Eileen O’Hara, and Eileen O’Hara, Sheila O’Hara, and Morgan O’Hara - $250,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Brian O’Hara, by and through his successor-in-interest Eileen O’Hara, and Eileen O’Hara, Sheila O’Hara, and Morgan O’Hara against the City and County of San Francisco for $250,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 27, 2013, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-13-529089; entitled Brian O’Hara, et al. v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
150065 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Antionette Spears - $200,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Antionette Spears against the City and County of San Francisco for $200,000; the lawsuit was filed on December 19, 2012, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-12-527288; entitled Antionette Spears v. City and County of San Francisco, et al.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
150066 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - E. Lynn Shoenmann, Trustee - $45,500OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the adversary complaint filed by E. Lynn Shoenmann, Trustee, against the City and County of San Francisco for $45,500; the adversary complaint was filed on March 7, 2014, in United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, Case No. CV-14-03025; entitled E. Lynn Shoenmann, Trustee v. City and County of San Francisco.PASSED, ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Not available
150046 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Lai Yuet Eng - $55,757.22ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Lai Yuet Eng against the City and County of San Francisco for $55,757.22; claim was filed on October 14, 2014.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
150047 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Anson Ha - $26,904.59ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Anson Ha against the City and County of San Francisco for $26,904.59; claim was filed on October 23, 2014.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
150048 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Grievance - Teamsters Local 853 - $257,082.35ResolutionPassedResolution approving settlement of the unlitigated grievance of the Teamsters Local 853 against the City and County of San Francisco for $257,082.35; the Teamsters Local 853 notified the City of the grievance on September 18, 2012.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
150068 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Thick Description and Art Space Development Corporation - City to Receive $50,000ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of an unlitigated claim in favor of the City for repayment of a Nonprofit Performing Arts Loan Program Loan to Thick Description; under the settlement, Thick Description will transfer theater fixtures and equipment to the theater site at 1695-18th Street, Art Space Development Corporation (“Art Space”) will pay $50,000 to the City, and Art Space will maintain the theater site as an active and viable public theater space through December 31, 2034.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
150109 1 Settlement of Unlitigated Claim - Zendesk, Inc. - $239,467.46ResolutionPassedResolution approving the settlement of the unlitigated claim filed by Zendesk, Inc. against the City and County of San Francisco for $239,467.46; claim was filed on November 17, 2014.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
140954 2 Planning Code - Exceptions from Dwelling Unit Density Limits and from Other Specified Code RequirementsOrdinancePassedOrdinance 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.FINALLY PASSEDPass Action details Not available
141235 1 Business and Tax Regulations Code - Repealing Article 3 Regarding Transient MerchantsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code to repeal Article 3, which contains a license requirement and tax on transient merchants, both of which have been suspended.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
150157 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Office of Financial Empowerment Kindergarten to College Program - Amendment to the Annual Salary Ordinance - $100,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance retroactively authorizing the Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $100,000 from Earned Assets Resource Network for implementing the Office of Financial Empowerment Kindergarten to College Program, for the term of December 1, 2014, through December 1, 2015; and amending Ordinance No. 147-14 (Annual Salary Ordinance, FYs 2014-2015 and 2015-2016) to provide for the creation of one grant-funded position in the Office of Financial Empowerment.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
141208 2 Agreement Amendment - AT&T - Telecommunications Services - Not to Exceed $97,953,700OrdinancePassedOrdinance retroactively authorizing the Department of Technology and the Department of Contract Administration to enter into the Second Amendment of an Agreement between the City and AT&T for the City’s telecommunications services by extending the term of the agreement through December 31, 2015, and increasing the total not-to-exceed amount of the agreement to $97,953,700.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
150078 3 Administrative Code - Power Revenue BondsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to provide procedures for the issuance of Power Revenue Bonds by the Public Utilities Commission of the City and County of San Francisco.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
150079 2 Public Utilities Commission 2015 Power Revenue Bonds Issuance - Not to Exceed $48,000,000OrdinancePassedOrdinance approving the issuance and sale of revenue bonds by the Public Utilities Commission of the City and County of San Francisco in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $48,000,000 to finance various capital projects consisting of reconstruction or replacement of existing water and/or electric power facilities pursuant to Charter, Section 9.107(6); and the acquisition, construction, installation, equipping, improvement, or rehabilitation of equipment or facilities for renewable energy and energy conservation pursuant to Charter, Section 9.107(8); approving the execution of certain documents and agreements; and confirming and making certain California Environmental Quality Act determinations, and approving other actions and matters in connection therewith.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
150045 1 Settlement of Lawsuit - Bay Area Air Quality Management District - $31,400OrdinancePassedOrdinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by The People of the State of California, by and through the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, against the City and County of San Francisco for $31,400; the lawsuit was filed on March 27, 2012, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CPF-12-512078; entitled The People of the State of California, by and through the Bay Area Air Quality Management District v. The City and County of San Francisco; other material terms of said settlement are that the settlement is a stipulated civil penalty that is allocated between the Fire Department ($30,000), subject to Board of Supervisors approval, and the Municipal Transportation Agency ($1,400), subject to Municipal Transportation Agency approval.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
140052 2 Liquor License Transfer - 1501 Folsom StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the transfer of a Type 48 on-sale general public premises license from 1501 Folsom Street/308 11th Street (District 6) to the same address, to Leticia M. Luna for LML Restaurants, Inc., 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
150013 2 Liquor License Transfer - 225 Bush StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the transfer of a Type 21 off-sale general license from 5801 Geary Boulevard to 225 Bush Street (District 3), to Beth Aboulafia, for Target Corporation, dba Target Express, 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
150053 2 Liquor License Transfer - 115 Sansome StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the transfer of a Type 48 on-sale general public premises license from 635-8th Street to 115 Sansome Street (District 3) to Philip West for the Treasury R & B Holdings, LCC, dba The Treasury, 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
150054 2 Liquor License - 1127 Market StreetResolutionPassedResolution determining that the issuance of a Type 64 general theatre license to 1127 Market Street (District 6), to Nancy Livingston for the American Conservatory Theater, will serve the public convenience or necessity of 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.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
141042 1 San Francisco Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights - October 18, 2014ResolutionPassedResolution recognizing the inauguration of the San Francisco Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights, as detailed in this Resolution, on October 18, 2014.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
150160 1 Administrative Code - Local Hiring Policy - Extending the Periodic Review and Mandatory Participation LevelResolutionPassedResolution amending the Administrative Code to extend the periodic review of the City’s Local Hiring Policy and to determine a mandatory participation level for the Policy.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
150155 1 General Plan - Repealing Ordinance No. 97-14 - Adoption of 2014 Housing ElementOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the San Francisco General Plan by repealing the 2009 Housing Element (Ordinance No. 97-14), and adopting the 2014 Housing Element; 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.PASSED ON FIRST READINGPass Action details Video Video
150253 1 Arbor Day - March 14, 2015ResolutionPassedResolution declaring March 14, 2015, as Arbor Day in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
150254 1 Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency - Adoption of the Board of Supervisors’ Rules of OrderMotionPassedMotion 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, adopting the Board of Supervisors’ Rules of Order as the procedural and parliamentary rules for the Board when it acts in its capacity as the legislative body for the Successor Agency.APPROVEDPass Action details Not available
150250 1 Declaration of Intention to Work With Other Cities to Prevail Upon the Owners of Delinquent Mortgages to Sell to Non-Profits for Restructuring and Foreclosure PreventionResolutionPassedResolution declaring the Board of Supervisors’ intent to work with other cities to prevail upon the owners of delinquent mortgages to sell these at-risk loans to qualified non-profits that have the funding and infrastructure to purchase, restructure, and hold the mortgages in order to prevent foreclosures and help keep struggling homeowners in their homes.ADOPTEDPass Action details Video Video
150251 1 Urging the Administration of City College of San Francisco to Restore Neighborhood Classes Displaced by the Closure of the Civic Center CampusResolutionPassedResolution urging the administration of City College of San Francisco (CCSF) to present a construction plan for the seismic retrofitting of the Civic Center campus, located at 750 Eddy Street, so that this campus will reopen as soon as is possible, and further urging that CCSF provide temporary classrooms in the Central City/Tenderloin area for all classes that have been displaced by the decision to close the Civic Center campus in order that the students affected by this decision are able to continue to pursue higher education.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
150266 1 Father Brendan McBride Day - March 17, 2015ResolutionPassedResolution declaring March 17, 2015, as Father Brendan McBride Day in the City and County of San Francisco.ADOPTEDPass Action details Not available
150267 1 Charter Amendment - Sixteen and Seventeen-Year-Old Voting for Municipal ElectionsCharter AmendmentPassedCharter Amendment (Second Draft) to amend the Charter to authorize 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in municipal elections, at an election to be held on November 8, 2016.   Action details Not available
150268 1 Administrative, Health Codes - Restaurant WeekOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the last ten days of January each year as Restaurant Week; and amending the Health Code to eliminate the Department of Public Health’s Restaurant Appreciation Month.   Action details Not available
150269 1 Police Code - Formula Retail Employee RightsOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending Articles 33F and 33G of the Police Code, which contain the formula retail employee rights ordinances: 1) to change from 20 to 40 the number of retail sales establishments worldwide a business must have to be covered by the ordinances; 2) to allow collective bargaining agreements covering employees of formula retail establishments or employees of property service contractors to waive the protections of Articles 33F and 33G; 3) to provide employees scheduled to work on-call shifts with predictability pay if the employer modifies the scheduling of that shift with less than seven days notice; 4) to allow the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement to issue warnings and notices to correct to employers who have violated Articles 33F and 33G; 5) to provide part-time employees with three days to accept any additional hours offered to them by their employers; and 6) to allow employers to notify employees of the offer of additional hours by posting a notice in a conspicuous location in the workplace.   Action details Not available
150270 1 Public Works Code - Contractor Parking PlanOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Public Works Code to require a contractor parking plan as a condition precedent for approval of excavation permits for major work that is 30 consecutive calendar days or longer and specified temporary street space occupancy permits for construction work; adopting fees for review and inspection related to contractor parking plans; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available
150271 1 Planning Code, Zoning Map - Rezoning Properties on Ocean AvenueOrdinancePassedOrdinance amending the Planning Code and the Zoning Map to rezone properties facing Ocean Avenue, between Phelan Avenue and Howth Street, from the RH-2 (Residential, House Districts, Two-Family) and RM-1 (Residential, Mixed Districts, Low Density) Use Districts to the Ocean Avenue Neighborhood Commercial Transit (NCT) District, and to include them in the existing Ocean Avenue NCT District; and adopting findings, including environmental findings, Section 302 findings, and findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.   Action details Not available
150272 1 Accept and Expend Grant - Solar Energy with Energy Storage - $1,286,200ResolutionPassedResolution retroactively authorizing the Department of the Environment to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $1,286,200 from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop plans in multiple neighborhoods to develop Solar Energy with Energy Storage for Post-Disaster Preparedness for the term of December 15, 2014, through December 31, 2016.   Action details Not available
150273 1 Approval of a 30-Day Extension for Planning Commission Review of an Ordinance (File No. 141036) Amending the Regulation of Short-Term Residential RentalsMotionPassedMotion extending by 30 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on an Ordinance (File No. 141036) amending Administrative Code, Chapter 41A, to prohibit certain residential units that have been the subject of an Ellis Act eviction from use as short-term residential rentals, and provide for private rights of action to enforce the requirements of this Chapter; and affirming the Planning Department’s Determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.   Action details Not available
150274 1 Hearing - Anti Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Curriculum at San Francisco Unified School DistrictHearingFiledHearing on the existing curriculum being taught in the City's middle and high schools regarding the issues of sexual assault, affirmative consent, and relationship violence; and requesting the San Francisco Unified School District to report.   Action details Not available
150275 1 Hearing - Summer Jobs Plus Initiative and San Francisco Unified School District Summer School Programming OptionsHearingFiledHearing on the status of the Summer Jobs Plus Initiative, as well as the San Francisco Unified School District's (SFUSD) summer school programming; and requesting the Mayor's Office of Employment and Workforce Development, the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families, and the SFUSD to report.   Action details Not available
150276 1 Hearing - San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency and San Francisco Unified School District Transportation CoordinationHearingFiledHearing on the coordination between the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) to meet student transportation needs, existing student transportation options, Free MUNI for Youth ridership and data on the frequency and routes of school-serving bus lines, and any available data on the number of students who have cited bus overcrowding or frequency as contributing factors to tardiness or truancy; and requesting the SFMTA and SFUSD to report.   Action details Not available
150277 1 Hearing - Economic Strategy ReportHearingFiledHearing on the City's Economic Strategy Report; and requesting the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to report.   Action details Not available
150278 1 Hearing - Addressing Bias in San Francisco's Justice SystemHearingFiledHearing on addressing bias in San Francisco's justice system; and requesting the Police Department, Public Defender, Office of Citizen Complaints, and District Attorney to report.   Action details Not available
150049 2 Memorandum of Agreement Modification - United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service - Not to Exceed $34,073,384ResolutionPassedResolution authorizing the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to negotiate and execute a modification to the Memorandum of Agreement with the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Yosemite National Park, to provide additional funding in the amount of $6,586,880 for a total revised agreement not to exceed amount of $34,073,384 with an extension of one year, for a total duration of six years through July 1, 2016, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118.   Action details Not available
150237 1 Lease and Use Agreement Modification - Delta Air Lines, Inc. - Estimated Rent of $74,192,941.78ResolutionPassedResolution approving Modification No. 1 to 2011 Lease and Use Agreement No. L10-0083 between Delta Air Lines, Inc., and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, for changes in the demised premises, with an estimated minimum rent of $74,192,941.78 for the remainder of the lease term expiring on June 30, 2021.   Action details Not available
150240 1 Contract Amendment - Children's Council of San Francisco - Preschool for All Program - Not to Exceed $47,326,791ResolutionPassedResolution approving the fifth contract amendment with the Children's Council of San Francisco, to manage the Preschool for All Program subsidies to eligible children of the City, increasing the not to exceed amount from $40,730,000 to $47,326,791 for the period of July 1, 2012, to June 30, 2015.   Action details Not available