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Supervisor Stefani reported on the Reopening Government Services Workgroup, focused on safely conducting in-person business, including Board and Commission hearings, City Hall services, cultural facilities, the Permit Center, and criminal justice agencies. A letter of inquiry is being sent to the Mayor’s Office of Disability for assistance in improving accessibility of remote services. Supervisor Mandelman updated on the Economic Recovery Policy Workgroup, focusing on community reopening, sustainability, and coordination with public health. Supervisor Haney discussed the Children and Youth Advance Planning Workgroup's work on reopening schools in the Fall, including scenarios with staggered start times and continued distance learning. Three subgroups will focus on transportation, facilities, and health and safety. Supervisor Walton detailed the Housing and Shelter Workgroup’s efforts to address homelessness by outlining options and policy proposals to increase housing and shelter capacity. Supervisor Peskin reported on the Transportation Policy Workgroup's focus on managing congestion during the reopening to ensure economic recovery while addressing societal restrictions.

The Consent Agenda included the following items: An ordinance amending the Planning and Building Codes to reauthorize the waiver of fees related to granting legal status to existing dwelling units constructed without required permits and extending the waiver through December 31, 2024; requiring annual reports on the fee waiver program; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1, and findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302. The board also approved settlement of the lawsuit filed by Alonda Austin against the City and County of San Francisco, et al. for $240,000; settlement of the lawsuit filed by Christian Martinez against the City and County of San Francisco for $50,000; settlement of the lawsuit filed by Tomasso Albonetti against the City and County of San Francisco for $150,000; authorizing the service of an Offer to Compromise under Code of Civil Procedure Section 998 in the lawsuit filed by Mohammad Joiyah against the City and County of San Francisco, to include a payment from the City and County of San Francisco of up to $65,000 plus reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs to be determined by the Court; settlement of the lawsuit filed by Deshaun Roberts, by and through his Guardian ad Litem, Jasmine Robinson against the City and County of San Francisco for $55,000.

The board discussed and passed an ordinance amending the Administrative Code to prohibit landlords from evicting residential tenants for non-payment of rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to prohibit landlords from imposing late fees, penalties, or similar charges on such tenants. The vote was 10-1, with Supervisor Stefani voting against. The board also passed an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code and Administrative Code to temporarily suspend the imposition of the Vacancy Tax through December 31, 2021, with a unanimous vote.

The board approved an ordinance extending the delegation of authority to the General Manager of the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission to enter into grant agreements under the SFPUC’s Green Infrastructure Grant Program with terms of up to 20 years and without Commission approval. Supervisor Mandelman was added as a co-sponsor. They also approved a resolution modifying the grant between the City and County of San Francisco and Low Income Investment Fund for child care facilities and technical assistance to support the City’s implementation of the San Francisco Citywide Plan For Early Care and Education, to extend the term up to two years for a total term of July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2022, and to increase the grant amount by $35,657,361 resulting in a revised total grant amount of $61,034,611. A resolution was approved authorizing the Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector to amend a Software as a Service Agreement and support contract with CityBase, Inc., to extend to a five-year term with two options to renew for a period of two years each, for a new term of April 17, 2018, through April 16, 2023, and increasing the contract amount by $27,400,000 for a total amount not to exceed $37,000,000. Furthermore, they authorized the Office of the City Administrator to accept and expend funds in the amount of $150,000 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency through the California Office of Emergency Services for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to support San Francisco’s 2019 update to the 2014 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, for the project period from September 16, 2019, through April 16, 2022. Lastly, they authorized settlement of the lawsuit filed by Brian Soo against the City and County of San Francisco for $50,500.

A resolution initiating a landmark designation under Article 10 of the Planning Code for 4767- 4773 Mission Street (aka New Royal Bakery and Metapan Pupuseria) was adopted. The board also adopted the Hazards and Climate Resilience Plan as San Francisco’s update to the 2014 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.

The board voted to continue the discussion on a Charter Amendment to the Board of Supervisors meeting of June 23, 2020, to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco to require that members of boards, commissions, and advisory bodies be residents of the City and of legal voting age. A motion appointing Larry Bush to the Ethics Commission, with a term ending February 1, 2023, was approved.

The Board continued the hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the certification of Conditional Use Authorization for a proposed project at 95 Nordhoff Street to the Board of Supervisors meeting of June 23, 2020. This involved the subdivision of an existing lot into four new lots. The Board also continued motions approving, conditionally disapproving, and directing the Clerk to prepare findings related to the same Conditional Use Authorization appeal for 95 Nordhoff Street, all to the Board of Supervisors meeting of June 23, 2020.

Public comment included expressions of support for the Motion supporting the Health Officer’s attestation for a local variance that will allow tattoo parlors to reopen and support for the Resolution urging the extension of Taxi Medallion loan forbearance plans. Concerns were raised regarding Planning Commission determinations, ADA access to the Board’s remote meetings, the homeless response during the health emergency, limitations on affordable housing construction, and the City’s response to the health emergency. Some speakers also expressed support for the Resolution opposing Senate Bill No. 1085 and concerns regarding the health budget increases for management while staffing is being reduced.

The Board adopted a Resolution urging the San Francisco Federal Credit Union to extend the Taxi Medallion loan forbearance plan for an additional period of at least 90-days for the 433 purchased medallion holders that have outstanding loans with the San Francisco Federal Credit Union. They also adopted a Resolution urging the Mayor and City Council of the City of Vallejo to require the Vallejo Police Department to release the body camera footage of the officer-involved shooting that claimed the life of San Francisco resident, Sean Monterrosa. The Board also approved a Motion concurring in actions taken by the Mayor in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Supplements to the Proclamation of Emergency to meet the ongoing local emergency related to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.

Supervisor Peskin requested that File No. 200626 be severed so that it may be considered separately. The Board adopted a Resolution opposing California State Senate Bill No. 1085, authored by Senator Nancy Skinner, and urging the San Francisco Legislative Delegation to amend Senate Bill No. 1085 in recognition of San Francisco’s local planning and affordable housing tools. The motion was carried with a unanimous vote. President Yee requested that File No. 200633 be severed so that it may be considered separately. The Board approved the Motion supporting the Health Officer’s attestation for a local variance to allow San Francisco to progress further into California’s COVID-19 Resilience Roadmap as the Health Officer determines is appropriate based on local health conditions and directing Clerk of the Board to prepare a letter of support with a unanimous vote.

An emergency ordinance was introduced to establish cleaning and disease prevention standards in tourist hotels and large commercial office buildings to help contain COVID-19, requiring training and providing employee protections. Resolutions were also introduced regarding accepting and expending grants from the California Department of Public Health for sexually transmitted disease program management and collaboration; accepting and expending a gift from Yerba Buena Community Benefit District for the Annie North Plaza project; requesting an update from the Police Department and Department of Police Accountability regarding the investigation into the leaked police report following the death of Jeff Adachi; urging City Departments to ensure that all clients brought into the COVID-19 Response System be placed into shelter or housing post-emergency, requesting a comprehensive plan to prevent shelter in place hotel clients from being discharged to the streets; and a resolution declaring June 17, 2020, “Louis Kwok Day” in the City and County of San Francisco. Another one urging the United States Congress to pass the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 in order. Lastly a resolution was created affirming commitment from the Board of Supervisors to redirecting resources from the San Francisco Police Department to the Black community, in addition to one receiving and approving an annual report for the Ocean Avenue Community Benefit District for FY2018-2019.

The Board approved motions for the submission of several initiative ordinances to the voters at the election to be held on November 3, 2020. These motions include the ordering of an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code regarding business tax changes; the ordering of an ordinance amending the Police Code to require employers to provide public health emergency leave during a public health emergency; the ordering of an ordinance authorizing the City and County of San Francisco to own, develop, construct, acquire, or rehabilitate up to 10,000 affordable rental units; and the ordering of an ordinance amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code regarding the adjustment of baseline funding and business tax changes.

The Board approved motions for several hearings to consider proposed Initiative Ordinances submitted to the voters for the November 3, 2020, election. The hearings include one on the proposed Initiative Ordinance to repeal and replace the annual parcel tax in the Living Wage for Educators Act of 2018; one on the proposed Initiative Ordinance to adopt and implement the Save our Small Businesses Initiative; and one on the proposed Initiative Ordinance to amend the Business and Tax Regulations Code regarding business tax changes. They also held hearings on the proposed Initiative Ordinance to impose an additional tax on the stock-based compensation payroll expense of publicly traded companies, the proposed Initiative Ordinance to impose an additional gross receipts tax or an administrative office tax on businesses with a greater than 100:1 ratio of executive to median employee compensation, and the proposed Initiative Ordinance to increase the Real Property Transfer Tax rate on transfers of properties for at least $10,000,000.

The Board approved motions for the official naming of unnamed streets located on San Francisco Port Commission property within the Seawall Lot 337 and Pier 48 Mixed-Use Project Area. They also scheduled a hearing to understand the entire plans and implications of the Tenderloin stipulated injunction, requesting the Department of Emergency Management, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Healthy Streets Operations Center, Human Services Agency, and Department of Public Health to report.

Proposed resolutions include an agreement amendment to the Refuse Collection Agreement between the City and County of San Francisco and Sunset Scavenger Company d/b/a Recology Sunset Scavenger, Golden Gate Disposal & Recycling Company d/b/a Recology Golden Gate, and Recology San Francisco. There was an introduction for an airport professional services agreement with Covenant Aviation Security, LLC, for general airport security services. A lease of real property at 333 Valencia Street was introduced as well as a contract amendment with Regents of the University of California, Division of Substance Abuse and Addiction Medicine for behavioral health services.