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The Board approved an ordinance amending the Administrative Code to rename the San Francisco City College Enrollment Fee Assistance Fund as the San Francisco City College Financial Assistance Fund. The ordinance also clarified the permissible uses of the fund's monies, added two members to the fund's Oversight Committee, and increased the number of required meetings for the Oversight Committee. The ordinance was designated Ordinance No. 125-17 and was finally passed.

The Board approved an ordinance de-appropriating $244,000 from District 10 Board Projects in the General City Responsibility and appropriating $244,000 to various departments in order to support the District 10 Participatory Budgeting projects in FY2016-2017. The ordinance was designated Ordinance No. 126-17 and was finally passed.

The Board approved an ordinance de-appropriating $300,000 from District 7 Board Projects in the General City Responsibility and appropriating $300,000 to various departments in order to support the District 7 Participatory Budgeting projects in FY2016-2017. There was a noted fiscal impact and no Budget and Legislative Analyst Report. The ordinance was designated Ordinance No. 127-17 and was finally passed.

The Board approved an ordinance amending the Administrative Code to include all persons, regardless of age, who have been lawfully occupying a rental unit as eligible tenants for the purpose of calculating Ellis Act relocation payments. The ordinance was designated Ordinance No. 123-17 and was finally passed.

The Board approved an ordinance amending the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan to conform to Proposition O, adopted by San Francisco voters on November 8, 2016. This exempted the Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 2 Project area from office development controls established under Planning Code Sections 320-325. The Clerk of the Board was directed to transmit a copy of the ordinance to the Successor Agency. The ordinance was designated Ordinance No. 121-17 and was finally passed.

The Board approved an ordinance amending the Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment Plan to conform to Proposition O, adopted by San Francisco voters on November 8, 2016. This exempted the Candlestick Point and Hunters Point Shipyard Phase 2 Project area from office development controls established under Planning Code Sections 320-325. The Clerk of the Board was directed to transmit a copy of the ordinance to the Successor Agency. The ordinance was designated Ordinance No. 122-17 and was finally passed.

The Board approved an ordinance appropriating $6,500,000 to overtime and de-appropriating $6,500,000 of permanent salaries and training budget in the Police Department's operating budget in order to support the Department's increased overtime expense as required per Ordinance No. 194-11 in FY2016-2017. This ordinance required a two-thirds vote. The ordinance was designated Ordinance No. 124-17 and was finally passed.

The Board approved an ordinance appropriating $207,500,000 of Special Tax Bonds, Series 2017A and Series 2017B, to general City responsibility for financing related to the Transbay Transit Center Project and Transbay Plan infrastructure projects in FY2016-2017. The ordinance was passed on the first reading.

The Board approved Modification No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement, Contract No. 9121, between New South Parking-California and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission. This extended the term for an additional 12 months, commencing on July 1, 2017, through June 30, 2018, for the management and operation of the Airport’s public and employee parking, in an amount not to exceed $20,390,711 during the extension term, for a new total amount not to exceed $116,360,694. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 242-17 and was adopted.

The Board approved Amendment No. 1 to the International Terminal and Terminal 3 Newsstands / Café Lease No. 12-0085 between WDFG North America, LLC, and the City and County of San Francisco, acting by and through its Airport Commission, to reduce the total square footage, reimburse for unamortized construction costs, and reduce the minimum annual guarantee portion of the rent and annual promotional charge in proportion to the net reduction in square footage. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 243-17 and was adopted.

The Board approved a resolution extending the Teeter Plan to special taxes levied for City and County of San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center). The resolution was designated Resolution No. 245-17 and was adopted.

The Board approved a resolution determining that property located at Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 3740, Lot No. 029, and Block No. 3740, Lot Nos. 030-032, is annexed to the City and County of San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center); and directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to Record Notice of the Annexation. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 246-17 and was adopted.

The Board approved a resolution authorizing the issuance and sale of two series of Special Tax Bonds for City and County of San Francisco Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Transbay Transit Center) in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $207,500,000. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 247-17 and was adopted.

The Board approved a resolution authorizing the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to accept and expend a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant administered through the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services in the amount of $377,115 for a Rim Fire Alternate Project. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 248-17 and was adopted.

The Board approved a resolution approving the Controller's Office of Public Finance's debt management policy and procedures to manage the debt issuance process, pursuant to California Government Code, Section 8855. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 250-17 and was adopted.

The Board discussed and passed on the first reading an ordinance amending the Housing Code to prohibit the installation of timers or devices, other than required water conservation fixtures, that restrict or interrupt the water flow from showerheads in dwellings, apartment houses, dormitories, lodging houses, and hotels, subject to an exception for owner-occupied dwelling units. It also requires shower heads to have a flow of no more than 2.5 gallons per minute; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making 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 as required by State law.

The Board discussed and passed on the first reading an ordinance amending the Police Code to require employers to provide employees breaks and a location for lactation and to have a policy regarding lactation in the workplace that specifies a process by which an employee will make a request for accommodation, defines minimum standards for lactation accommodation spaces, requires that tenant improvements in buildings designated for certain uses include lactation rooms, and outlines lactation accommodation best practices; amending the Building Code to specify the technical specifications of lactation rooms for tenant improvements in buildings designated for certain uses; making findings, including environmental findings and findings regarding 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.

The Board initially adopted a resolution establishing the Compton's Transgender Cultural District, but then rescinded the vote. The resolution was then amended to emphasize the importance of the Compton's Transgender Cultural District Working Group and its role in representing the community and developing guidelines. It also clarified that while departments are urged to create the working group, the citywide LGBTQ cultural heritage strategy should also include citywide LGBTQ members.

The Board approved a resolution authorizing the placement of ten street plaques commemorating historical landmarks in the Top of Broadway Community Benefit District, at the sidewalks located along the Broadway Street Corridor and Columbus Avenue. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 240-17 and was adopted.

The Board approved a resolution authorizing the Department of Real Estate to subdivide Assessor's Parcel Block No. 0206, Lot No. 017, located at 530 Sansome Street, and convey the air rights, on behalf of the Mayor's Office of Housing, for the purpose of developing affordable housing, either on-site or elsewhere in District 3. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 244-17 and was adopted.

The Board approved for first reading an ordinance amending the Administrative Code to allow tenants displaced by fires to receive payments from the Fire Victims Assistance Fund for up to four years, instead of two years, if they meet certain criteria (70% AMI or less, haven't secured permanent housing, applied for affordable housing preference). The ordinance was amended to remove the requirement that tenants must have received services or financial support from the Human Services Agency within three months after the incident.

The Board approved a resolution determining that the transfer of a Type 48 on-sale general public premises license to S.A.K. Bars, Inc., dba Hotel Epik, located at 708 Polk Street (District 6), will serve the public convenience or necessity of the City and County of San Francisco. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 241-17 and was adopted.

The Board, sitting as a Committee of the Whole, held a hearing to discuss the plan for the permanent closure of County Jail Nos. 3 and 4. The discussion included investments in mental health, identifying needed facilities, and maintaining the City's eligibility to use State Public Works Board financing. The Jail Re-Envisioning Working Group was requested to report. Public comment was heard from a variety of speakers who voiced concerns related to the hearing matter.

The Board approved on first reading the Proposed Interim Budget and Appropriation Ordinance appropriating all estimated receipts and all estimated expenditures for Departments of the City and County of San Francisco as of May 31, 2017, for the FYs ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019.

The Board approved on first reading the Proposed Interim Annual Salary Ordinance enumerating positions in the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the FYs ending June 30, 2018, and June 30, 2019, continuing, creating, or establishing these positions. There was a noted fiscal impact and no Budget and Legislative Analyst Report.

The Board approved a resolution authorizing the issuance and delivery of multifamily housing revenue bonds in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $240,000,000 for the purpose of providing financing for the acquisition and construction of a 299-unit multifamily rental housing project located at 1601 and 1677 Mariposa Street, 485-497 Carolina Street, 395 and 420 Wisconsin Street, and 210 Arkansas Street. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 249-17 and was adopted.

The Board approved a resolution approving the Interim Budget of the Treasure Island Development Authority for FYs 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. There was a noted fiscal impact and no Budget and Legislative Analyst Report. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 251-17 and was adopted.

The Board approved a resolution approving an Interim Budget of the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure, operating as the Successor Agency to the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency, for FY2017-2018. There was a noted fiscal impact and no Budget and Legislative Analyst Report. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 252-17 and was adopted.

The Board approved a resolution authorizing and approving the acceptance of Shoreview Park, located at 1 Lillian Court, from the Office of Community Investment and Infrastructure to the City and County of San Francisco on behalf of its Recreation and Park Department, at no cost. The resolution was designated Resolution No. 219-17 and was adopted.

Citizens share their various thoughts and experiences with the Board, expressing concerns regarding public participation and engagement, public safety and workers’ rights issues at Public Works. An invite for a showing of Danny Glover’s screening at Yoshi’s was given. Congratulations to the Warriors on their championship win were said. Some concerns were given regarding the investigation into the 45th President’s administration and Russian collusion, affordable housing, and transportation network companies. News of the passing of John DiDonna was shared with the Board.

An ordinance was introduced to amend the Administrative Code to establish an Office of Cannabis. This office would be authorized to issue permits to cannabis-related businesses and to collect permit application and annual license fees.

An ordinance was introduced to amend the Administrative Code to require disclosure of candidate and third-party spending in Retirement Board, Health Service Board and Retiree Health Care Trust Fund Board elections. The ordinance would set late filing fees and penalties for violations, specify that the Department of Elections shall conduct these elections, and clarify the confidentiality of eligible voters’ names and addresses.

An ordinance was introduced authorizing the installation of up to six banners on City-owned utility poles by APA Family Support Services and waiving the fees for those banners.

An ordinance was introduced to amend the Building Code to establish a process for the Building Inspection Commission’s review of legislation proposed by the Board of Supervisors.

An ordinance was introduced to amend the Business and Tax Regulations Code to reduce the size of the Central Market Street and Tenderloin Area Citizen's Advisory Committee from eleven seats to five, set a sunset date for the Committee, prohibit the City Administrator from executing a Community Benefit Agreement subject to the Committee’s review until the Committee has had an opportunity to review the proposed agreement and make recommendations; and make other administrative changes.

An ordinance was introduced to amend the Administrative Code regarding owner and relative move-in (“OMI”) evictions to require a landlord seeking to recover possession of a unit for an OMI to provide the tenant with an approved form to advise the Rent Board of address changes. The ordinance clarifies the evidentiary standard for finding that an OMI was performed in good faith; require a landlord to file documentation with the Rent Board regarding the status of the OMI, with a penalty for not filing such documentation, and requiring the Rent Board to transmit a random sampling of such documentation to the District Attorney; extend from three to five years the time period after an OMI during which a landlord who intends to re-rent the unit must first offer the unit to the displaced tenant; authorize a tenant who has been charged excess rent within five years after an OMI to sue for treble damages. The bill also provides that a landlord’s failure to timely file a copy of the notice to vacate with the Rent Board is a defense in an unlawful detainer proceeding; provide that a tenant waiver of rights in a buyout agreement is not enforceable if the buyout is not timely filed with the Rent Board; extend from one to three years the statute of limitations for wrongful eviction claims; authorize interested non-profit organizations to sue for wrongful eviction and collection of excess rent; and making clarifying changes.

A resolution was introduced extending by 180 days the prescribed time within which the Planning Commission may render its decision on an Ordinance (File No. 170625) amending the Planning Code to allow scooter parking in certain designated parking spaces; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings under Planning Code, Section 302.

A resolution was introduced affirming San Francisco’s commitment to 30 percent female representation in the public realm by the year 2020; urging the Arts Commission, in coordination with the Library, to install a statue of Dr. Maya Angelou at the Main Library; urging the Controller to establish a fund for erecting and maintaining statues of historically significant women; and urging the Board of Supervisors to consider a motion to require including the annual Gender Analysis Of Commission and Boards report produced by the Department on the Status of Women be part of the committee packet considered in Rules Committee appointment hearings.

A resolution was introduced declaring June 20, 2017, as Aleeta Van Runkle Day in San Francisco in recognition of her many years of outstanding service in the City Attorney’s Office and her well-deserved retirement.

A resolution was introduced authorizing the Director of Property, on behalf of the Police Department, to execute a lease of 750 rentable square feet at 752 Vallejo Street, with Evans Investment Partners, LLC, for an initial term of five years plus one five-year option to extend, at an initial base-rent of $40,125 per year; and construction of tenant improvements costing the City an estimated $66,750.

A hearing was requested to determine San Francisco's efforts to establish a citywide fiber broadband network; and requesting the Department of Technology and the Mayor's Office of Civic Innovation to report.

A hearing was requested on the efficacy of the City's Vacant/Abandoned Property Ordinance and strategies for preventing vacant storefronts; and requesting the Department of Building Inspection and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to report.

A hearing was requested on the Planning Department's Housing Balance Report No. 5, dated May 12, 2017; and requesting the Planning Department and the Mayor's Office of Housing and Community Development to report.

An ordinance amending the Transportation and Urban Design Elements of the General Plan to implement the City’s Vision Zero policy regarding pedestrian safety; making findings, including findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act.

A resolution authorizing the lease of approximately 1,128 square feet at 1315, 1319 Evans Street with one parking stall, with Raul and Denise Arriaza as to an undivided 50% interest, and The Olson Family Trust, dated October 16, 2014, as to an undivided 50% interest, for a five year term commencing upon approval by the Board of Supervisors and Mayor, with one five-year option to extend, at the monthly base rent of $3,384 for a total annual base rent of $40,608

A resolution authorizing a new lease to Crystal Springs Golf Partners, L.P., for the use of property owned by the City and County of San Francisco on property known as San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) Parcel No. 31, located at 6650 Golf Course Drive, Burlingame, California, for a term of 20 years to commence following Board approval, for rent equal to the greater of percentage rent or $1,000,000 annual base rent; and authorizing the Director of Property and/or the SFPUC General Manager to execute documents, make certain modifications, and take certain actions in furtherance of this Resolution, as defined herein

A resolution approving the issuance of up to $35,000,000 additional aggregate principal amount of Airport Commission Capital Plan Bonds, for a new authorized aggregate principal amount of $278,000,000 and the issuance of up to $35,000,000 additional aggregate principal amount of Airport Commission Special Facility Bonds, for a new authorized aggregate principal amount of $260,000,000 to finance a hotel at the San Francisco International Airport

A resolution approving Amendment No. 1 to the Intergovernmental Agreement between San Mateo County and the City and County of San Francisco, by and through its Airport Commission, amending the methodology for calculating the reimbursement to San Mateo County for the cost of calls dispatched to the Airport, with no change to the term, at no additional cost and with no reduction in anticipated revenue

A resolution authorizing the Director of Health to sign an amended agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services for expansion of the Whole Person Care Pilot to fund coordination of health, behavioral health, and social services in a patient-centered manner with the goal of improved beneficiary health and wellbeing through more efficient and effective use of resources.

A resolution retroactively approving Performance Contract No. 16-93139, between Community Behavioral Health Services and the Department of Health Care Services, incorporating the Mental Health Services Act, Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, the Mental Health Plan, and Community Mental Health Services Grant for the period of July 1, 2016, through June 30, 2017.