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The Board approved Ordinance No. 003-21, sponsored by Supervisors Haney, Walton, Ronen, Preston, Peskin, Mar, Fewer, and Yee, which amends the Administrative Code to establish that households participating in Permanent Supportive Housing Programs operated by the City and County of San Francisco will contribute a maximum of 30% of their monthly adjusted household income towards rent.

The Board approved Ordinance No. 005-21, authorizing the Airport Commission to amend leases with Airport concession tenants under the San Francisco International Airport’s COVID-19 Emergency Rent Relief Program. The amendments, which do not require Board of Supervisors approval under Charter, Section 9.118, and waive Administrative Code and Environment Code requirements, allow for the forgiveness of rent due to the financial hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Board approved Ordinance No. 006-21, authorizing the settlement of a lawsuit filed by Bay Area Motivate, LLC against the City and County of San Francisco for $330,000 and other mutually beneficial terms. The lawsuit, filed on June 7, 2019, in San Francisco Superior Court, Case No. CGC-19-576554, involved claims for breach of contract and declaratory relief. The settlement also involves the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency’s agreement to acknowledge Bay Area Motivate, LLC’s contractual exclusivity while allowing for a second bike share operator under specific circumstances, along with programmatic and operational terms related to the Bay Area Bike Share Program in San Francisco.

The Board approved Ordinance No. 001-21, sponsored by Supervisor Ronen, amending the Planning Code to allow Light Manufacturing and Wholesale Storage uses in the 24th Street-Mission Street Neighborhood Commercial Transit District under specific circumstances. The ordinance affirms the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act and makes findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Planning Code.

The Board approved Ordinance No. 002-21, sponsored by the Mayor and Supervisor Walton, ordering the summary vacation of streets within the Hunters View project site, generally bounded by Evans Avenue, Innes Avenue, Hudson Avenue, and Hunters Point Boulevard. The ordinance authorizes the City to quitclaim its interest in the vacation areas to the San Francisco Housing Authority, affirms the Planning Commission’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act, and adopts findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Planning Code.

The Board approved Ordinance No. 004-21, sponsored by the Mayor and Supervisor Mandelman, amending the Planning Code to extend the sunset date from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2022, for the provision allowing Medical Cannabis Dispensaries to convert to Cannabis Retail Uses with Planning Commission approval. The ordinance affirms the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act and makes findings of consistency with the General Plan and the Planning Code.

The Board passed an ordinance on first reading that would waive certain fees and taxes for businesses with no more than $20,000,000 in San Francisco gross receipts holding a place of entertainment permit; and businesses with no more than $750,000 in San Francisco gross receipts holding a restaurant permit. It also allows businesses to refund any waived amounts paid to the City; extending the deadline to pay license fees originally due on March 31, 2020, and March 31, 2021, to November 1, 2021; extending the deadline to pay business registration fees originally due on June 1, 2020, to April 30, 2021; and extending the deadline to pay and file returns for certain business taxes for the 2020 tax year to April 30, 2021.

The Board adopted Resolution No. 001-21, approving Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between Cross Country Staffing, Inc. and the Department of Public Health. The amendment increases the agreement amount by $16,088,000, resulting in a new not to exceed amount of $25,928,000, and extends the term by one and one-half years, from January 1, 2021, for a total agreement term of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2022. This amendment is for as-needed registry personnel to maintain mandated staffing levels.

The Board passed an ordinance on first reading that would amend the Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code to update the Conflict of Interest Code’s Form 700 (Statement of Economic Interests) filing requirements by adding, deleting, and changing titles of designated officials and employees to reflect organizational and staffing changes, and by refining disclosure requirements for designated officials and employees.

The Board approved Motion No. M21-001, approving the Mayor's nomination for appointment of Emanuel Yekutiel to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, term ending March 1, 2024. The vote was 9 ayes, 2 noes (Supervisors Fewer and Preston). Joel Ramos (Municipal Transportation Agency), Anne Pearson (Office of the City Attorney), and Sophia Kittler (Mayor's Office) were granted privilege of the floor to answer questions.

The Board approved Motion No. M21-002, approving the Mayor's nomination for appointment of Fiona Hinze to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, term ending March 1, 2024. The vote was unanimous.

The Board unanimously approved Motion No. M21-003, reappointing Marc Brandt and Kisai Henriquez to the Bicycle Advisory Committee, with terms ending November 19, 2022.

The Board unanimously approved Motion No. M21-004, appointing Kelly Kozak to the Eastern Neighborhoods Community Advisory Committee, with a term ending October 19, 2021.

The Board unanimously approved Motion No. M21-005, appointing Mary Claire Amable to the South of Market Community Planning Advisory Committee, with a term ending August 1, 2021.

The Board adopted Resolution No. 002-21, retroactively granting revocable permission to A-Z300 Grant LLC to occupy and maintain pavers, benches, bollards, and raised crosswalk improvements within the public right-of-way on Harlan Place between Grant Avenue and Mark Lane fronting 300 Grant Avenue, effective November 16, 2020. The resolution adopts environmental findings and finds consistency with the Planning Code.

Several members of the public provided comments. Max discussed their experiences with inefficient homeless services and medical treatment. Barry Toronto wished Supervisors Fewer and Yee well and raised concerns regarding the recent fatal hit-and-run. Jackson voiced concerns about disruptive transportation construction and the need for advanced notification.

The Board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 003-21, sponsored by Supervisor Haney and co-sponsored by Supervisors Walton, Ronen, Preston and Mandelman, urging the Controller, Office of Economic and Workforce Development, and Office of Small Business to work together and prioritize providing aid to independent venues in San Francisco to help them survive their forced temporary-closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to help prevent them from closing permanently.

The Board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 004-21, sponsored by Supervisor Haney, urging City College of San Francisco to reopen the Civic Center Campus, located at 750 Eddy Street, and maintain a presence in the central city.

The Board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 007-21, sponsored by Supervisor Haney and co-sponsored by Supervisors Walton and Safai, supporting the immediate prioritization of small business economic relief in the appropriation of discretionary funds.

The Board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 535-20, commending and honoring Supervisor Norman Yee for his distinguished service to the City and County of San Francisco, and as President and Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

The Board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 534-20, commending and honoring Supervisor Sandra Lee Fewer for her dedicated service to San Francisco and her venerable service as a Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

The Board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 005-21, sponsored by Supervisor Mandelman and co-sponsored by Supervisors Ronen, Stefani, Peskin, and Safai, commending and honoring Matthew Goudeau for his 20 years of distinguished service with the City and County of San Francisco.

The Board adopted Resolution No. 006-21, as amended, urging Grocery Stores in San Francisco to provide all employees an additional five dollars per hour in hazard pay for the duration that the City and County of San Francisco is in the Purple, Red, or Orange level of Community Disease Transmission for COVID-19 under State Health orders. An amendment was made to change '12' to '40' hours a week, and to specify that it applies to stores that are considered "Formula Retail Establishments".

The Board adopted Resolution No. 008-21, as amended, supporting California State Assembly Bill Nos. 15 and 16, introduced on December 7, 2020, by Assembly Member David Chiu (AD-17), which would extend certain eviction protections through December 31, 2021, and establish a fund and framework for distribution of financial support to ensure long-term stability for renters, small landlords, and affordable housing providers, protect tenants during the ongoing public health crisis, and ensure an equitable, broadly shared recovery. The Board added an amendment that calls for Assembly Bill No. 15 be amended to remove any preemption of local tenant protections during the pandemic.

The Board referred the motion to appoint Grant Nash Colfax, MD, to the position of Health Officer for the City and County of San Francisco to the Rules Committee.

The Board approved Motion No. M21-006, concurring in actions taken by the Mayor in the Thirty-Second Supplement to the Proclamation of Emergency, authorizing the Mayor to provide an extension of up to 30 days for departments to submit and post their racial equity action plan if they demonstrate that the current surge in COVID-19 cases has required them to divert resources to the emergency response.

Supervisor Haney introduced an ordinance amending the Planning Code and Zoning Map to rezone and reclassify a portion of the 542-550 Howard Street project site (Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3721, Lot Nos. 016, 135, 136, and 138, also known as Transbay Parcel F) and as shown on Figure 1 of the Transit Center District Plan.

Supervisors Peskin, Safai, Mar, Walton, Haney, Chan, Preston, Mandelman, Ronen and Melgar introduced an ordinance appropriating $1,900,000 from the COVID Contingency Reserve in the Human Services Agency to provide assistance to restaurant and food service businesses in Chinatown in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-2021.

Supervisors Ronen, Peskin, Haney, Preston and Melgar introduced an ordinance amending the Building Code to implement expanded compliance control and consumer protection provisions for projects, individuals, agents, and entities with a history of significant violations.

Supervisors Peskin, Melgar and Ronen introduced a resolution initiating a landmark designation under Article 10 of the Planning Code for Diego Rivera’s fresco, titled “The Making of a Fresco Showing the Building of a City,” painted in 1931 and located at 800 Chestnut Street.

Supervisor Preston introduced a resolution urging the California Regents to move consideration of the proposed University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) Parnassus Expansion Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and Amendment to the 2014 Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) from their January 2021 meeting to their March 2021 meeting.

Supervisor Safai introduced a resolution urging the Board of Supervisors to save San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Senior Class of 2021 activities by providing support, funds and/or city resources.

Supervisor Ronen's motion directing the Budget and Legislative Analyst to conduct a limited scope performance audit of sewer repair to determine if savings could be achieved through a restructuring of sewer repair work orders between Public Works and the Public Utilities Commission was reactivated.

The motion approving or rejecting the Mayor's nomination for appointment of Newsha Ajami to the Public Utilities Commission was assigned to the Rules Committee.

Supervisor Ronen requested a hearing to discuss how the City can better assist the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) in expanding the availability of social and emotional supports for students and families by taking inventory of the existing social and emotional support programs available to district families under distance learning and identifying specific unmet needs or gaps in the capacity of these programs.

Supervisors Safai, Stefani and Melgar requested a hearing to analyze possible loopholes or areas of failure in our criminal justice system for individuals with active criminal justice cases and/or individuals presently under state, federal, or local supervision; to analyze the frequency in which people on parole, county probation, federal probation and pre-trial diversion are being re-incarcerated in a given year; determine whether these additional arrests are a result of substance abuse use and/or addiction.

Supervisors Stefani and Mandelman requested a hearing on the statistics, policies, and agency responsibilities regarding parolees, instances of rearrest, and responses to data requests in the Letter of Inquiry.