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Mayor London Breed addressed the Board about the proposed SAFE Navigation Center on Seawall Lot 330 and support for homeless services. She then discussed budget transparency, referencing a website (https://sfmayor.org/2019budget) and town hall meetings. Supervisor Mar questioned the specifics of public input opportunities, including neighborhood meetings and departmental solicitations for feedback. Mayor Breed detailed her office's outreach efforts and neighborhood requests for small business and homeless assistance investments. No further action was taken and the matter was filed.

Two ordinances were passed under the consent agenda. The first ordinance, sponsored by Supervisor Fewer and others, amended the Administrative Code to grant nonprofit organizations the first right to purchase multi-family residential buildings for affordable housing, and amended the Business and Tax Regulations Code to exempt related housing from transfer tax increases. The second ordinance, sponsored by the Mayor and Supervisor Brown, retroactively waived banner fees for the Office of Economic and Workforce Development's "Shop & Dine in the 49" campaign.

An ordinance sponsored by the Mayor was passed, appropriating $398,561 for Fire Department overtime, de-appropriating $5,750,492 from salaries and capital projects, and appropriating $5,750,492 for overtime and professional services in the Sheriff's Department, and overtime in the SFPUC. This was to support projected overtime increases.

Supervisor Fewer moved to continue the resolution adopting the city's ten-year capital expenditure plan for FYs 2020-2029 to the Board of Supervisors meeting of April 30, 2019, and the motion carried.

A resolution authorizing the SFPUC to execute an agreement with American Water Resources (AWR) for a residential water and sewer lateral service line protection program was adopted. AWR will market the insurance program to residential customers, paying SFPUC $3.61 per month per enrolled customer, for an anticipated revenue of $1,000,000 or more over four years.

A resolution approving the SFPUC's emergency declaration to repair Hetch Hetchy Water and Power’s 230kV transmission line near Big Creek Shaft Road near Groveland, California, for a total estimated cost not to exceed $400,000 was adopted.

A resolution retroactively authorizing a multi-year contract with Golden Gate Petroleum to supply renewable diesel to City Departments for a three-year term (April 1, 2019, through March 31, 2022) in an amount not to exceed $45,000,000 with two one-year options to extend was adopted. The resolution requires Board approval for each one-year extension that increases the contract amount by at least $500,000, with authorization to increase the total not-to-exceed amount to $60,000,000 upon exercising the first option and $75,000,000 upon exercising the second option, conditional on future Board of Supervisors approval. Alaric Degrafinried from the Office of Contract Administration agreed to provide an annual report to the Board of Supervisors with a list of applicable City Departments.

A resolution approving Modification No. 2 to the contract between the Office of Contract Administration and Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. to purchase equipment for the Fire Department was adopted. It increases the amount by $5,500,000 for a total not to exceed amount of $15,000,000; and to extend the term by two years to commence August 26, 2019, for a total contract term of August 26, 2016, through August 25, 2021.

A resolution authorizing the Department of Public Health to accept and expend a $200,000 gift from the Richard and Bonnie Green Survivor’s Trust to the Laguna Honda Gift Fund to support resident care programs, for the period of July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2029 was adopted.

An ordinance amending the Administrative Code to require the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to establish a Safe Overnight Parking Pilot Program and to collaborate with the Municipal Transportation Agency to develop an On-Street Parking Citation and Tow-and-Storage-Fee Abatement Program passed on first reading. Supervisor Yee was added as a co-sponsor.

A resolution approving the list of projects to be funded by FY2019-2020 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funds as established by California State Senate Bill 1 was adopted.

A resolution receiving and approving the bi-annual Housing Balance Report No. 8 was adopted after rescinding the previous vote for further discussion. Sophia Kittler and Amy Chan from the Mayor's Office agreed to include strategies for achieving and maintaining a housing balance and the amount of funding needed to meet the required minimum 33% if the balance falls below the threshold as a supplement to the report going forward.

Three resolutions related to liquor licenses and a resolution supporting California State Assembly Bill No. 362 were adopted. Specifically, a resolution was adopted determining that the transfer of a liquor license to On the Run Market will serve the public convenience or necessity. Another resolution was adopted determining that the issuance of a liquor license to the Museum of Ice Cream will not serve the public convenience or necessity. Finally, after an amendment, the resolution supporting California State Assembly Bill No. 362, creating a three-year pilot program allowing San Francisco to implement an overdose prevention program through the operation of overdose prevention sites, was adopted.

Motions approving the Mayor's appointments of Tim Paulson and Sophie Maxwell to the Public Utilities Commission were approved. A motion appointing Jane Weil to the Eastern Neighborhoods Citizens Advisory Committee and a motion appointing Patricia Sullivan to the Child Care Planning and Advisory Council was approved. A motion rejecting the Mayor's appointment of Reese Isbell to the Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board was tabled by operation of law because Reese Isbell submitted a resignation on April 19, 2019.

President Yee and Supervisor Peskin presented a Certificate of Honor to The Genocide Education Project, accepted by Roxanne Makasdjian, in recognition of their work broadening the understanding of the Armenian Genocide and other genocides.

An ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Webcor Construction, L.P. against the City and County of San Francisco for $9,750,000 passed on first reading. The lawsuit involves an alleged failure to provide complete and accurate designs under the terms of a construction contract related to the San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild Program.

A resolution authorizing the Mayor to sign petitions in the affirmative for the proposed renewal and expansion of a property and business improvement district to be named the Civic Center Community Benefit District was adopted.

A resolution declaring the intention of the Board of Supervisors to renew and expand a property-based business improvement district known as the "North of Market/Tenderloin Community Benefit District" and levy a multi-year assessment on all parcels in the district; approving the management district plan and engineer’s report and proposed boundaries map for the district; ordering and setting a time and place for a public hearing of the Board of Supervisors, sitting as a Committee of the Whole, on June 25, 2019, at 3:00 p.m.; approving the form of the Notice of Public Hearing and Assessment Ballot Proceeding, and Assessment Ballot; directing environmental findings; and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to give notice of the public hearing and balloting, as required by law was adopted.

A motion approving/rejecting the Mayor’s nomination for the reappointment of Amanda Eaken to the Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors, for a term ending March 1, 2023 was approved.

The public provided comments on various topics, including opposition and support for the resolution supporting full parity at Kaiser Permanente (File No. 190431), support for a newly introduced resolution supporting Senate Bill 686, support for the resolution condemning Philippine President Duterte's drug war (File No. 190423), support for the resolution regarding Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day (File No. 190428), and concerns regarding dignity homes, a municipal public bank, navigation centers, and schools.

A resolution supporting United States House of Representatives Bill 1856, the Ending Homelessness Act of 2019, which appropriates funds to provide a path to end homelessness in the United States, was adopted. Supervisors Mandelman and Ronen were added as co-sponsors.

A resolution supporting United States House Resolution No. 233, condemning the Government of the Philippines for its role in state-sanctioned extrajudicial killings and the detention of Senator Leila de Lima, condemning Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, and urging support for a congressional hearing on the consequences of U.S. tax dollars being used to fund these activities, was adopted. Supervisor Safai was added as a co-sponsor.

A resolution declaring April 24, 2019, as Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day in San Francisco and urging the city's representatives in Congress to recognize the day through the passage of House Resolution No. 296 and Senate Resolution No. 150 was adopted. Supervisors Mandelman and Ronen were added as co-sponsors.

A resolution celebrating Waldorf's gift of freedom through education and proclaiming May 18, 2019, as Waldorf Education’s 100th Anniversary in the City and County of San Francisco was adopted.

A resolution opposing California State Senate Bill No. 753, authored by Senator Henry Stern, which would amend Civil Code, Section 1798.140, to permit disclosure of personal information for the purpose of serving and displaying advertising, was adopted.

A motion scheduling the Board of Supervisors to sit as a Committee of the Whole on May 14, 2019, to hold a public hearing on a resolution approving a report of assessment costs for inspection and/or repair of blighted properties was approved. A similar motion scheduling a Committee of the Whole meeting on May 21, 2019, to hold a public hearing on a resolution confirming a report of delinquent charges for code enforcement cases was approved.

A motion approving Final Map 9452, a 65 unit mixed-use condominium project, located at 5050 Mission Street, and adopting findings was approved.

A resolution supporting full parity for mental health patients and clinicians at Kaiser Permanente was adopted with amendments. The amendments included adding a reference to a shortage of bilingual providers in San Francisco, changing "under the following guidelines" to "guided by the following principles," and other minor wording changes. Supervisors Safai and Mandelman were added as co-sponsors.

A Charter Amendment and Initiative Ordinance regarding non-discretionary review of affordable housing and teacher housing was assigned to the Rules Committee. An ordinance amending the Administrative Code to establish the Affordable Housing Production and Preservation Fund was assigned to the Rules Committee. An ordinance approving a Tina Modotti commemorative plaque was assigned to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. Resolutions related to Community Development Block Grants, Emergency Solutions Grants, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, and HOME Investment Partnership programs were received and assigned to the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee. A resolution accepting a grant from the John Pritzker Family Fund for the India Basin Park Project was received and assigned to the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee. A resolution regarding a grant agreement with the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority for the India Basin Park Project was received and assigned to the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee. A resolution recognizing National Donate Life Month was referred for adoption without committee reference. A resolution urging specific city-wide homelessness and affordable housing priorities in future budgets was introduced. A resolution initiating the approval process for fire hydrant commemorative plaques was received and assigned to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. A resolution supporting California State Senate Bill No. 686 was referred for adoption without committee reference. A motion adopting findings related to conditional use authorization was introduced. A hearing on the state of the restaurant industry was assigned to the Land Use and Transportation Committee. A hearing on urban canopy management was assigned to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee. Hearings related to blight and building code enforcement were scheduled for public hearing to Board of Supervisors.

An ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Oscar L. Tomasino against the City and County of San Francisco for $75,000 due to an alleged personal injury on a city sidewalk was received and assigned to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. An ordinance authorizing partial settlement of the lawsuit filed by Victoria Sanchez against the City and County of San Francisco for $97,500 due to inverse condemnation arising out of flooding damage was received and assigned to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee. An ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by San Franciscans for Livable Neighborhoods against the City and County of San Francisco for $247,799.50 related to an environmental impact report challenge was received and assigned to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.

A resolution authorizing the Director of Real Estate to exercise a Second Amendment to a Lease for the real property located at 70 Oak Grove Street for use by the Sheriff's Department was received and assigned to the Budget and Finance Sub-Committee.

A resolution receiving the annual report from the Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax Advisory Committee to evaluate the impact of the Sugary Drinks Distributor Tax was received and assigned to the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee.

A resolution retroactively approving a Memorandum Of Understanding between UCSF and the Department of Public Health to enable the creation of a professional fee service area was received and assigned to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee.