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>> i would like to move that this item be approved under the condition that it is the same foot print as the previous lease and this is just simply a change in operator as selected by head start. >> so i have a point of clarification. because i'm prepared to second that motion. necessity -- in the event that we find any discrepancy at all times, can we look forward to seeing this come before us again? in addition to that, is there any way we can communicate to the southeast commission, well, whatever, let's communicate to them that this conversation took place, that we made this motion and probably passed it and we'll get to the bottom of this either right here right now or in our next meeting. >> second. >> so, mr. decosta, please
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speak >> commissioners, let me state something categorically. this commission did not pay detail attention when one of the deans was there, the southeast. committed so the very nefarious activities for which she was removed. this is what perturbs the community when we see any changes made irrespective of whether they are holistic or not and if they are not brought before the community in a wholesome manner, it disturbs us. so, we really -- i don't care
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if the assistant general manager for external affairs calls here and says anything. i don't believe her. i simply don't believe her because her actions in the past has not been wholesome. she was brought before the committee. and a dark cloud, a sad day for an advocate. i don't go to the southeast commission meetings. why? look at the people who are appointed. look at the chair. she doesn't even understand english. so you go there to blah blah blah whatever, you might have chickens cackling there. we need to treat the community with respect. fault not really there, but
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over here. so here the general manager has to stop and say i will go measure the footage. somebody else says, i will make a resolution that if it's that footage then everything is okay, if it's not that footage, then what? the simple way of addressing any of the benefits that were brought about to mitigation is to have a very wholesome meaningful discussion in the community. that's not happening. that's all i want to say. every time we come here, we don't want to fight. we have to agree. and even if we disagree, we have to sit down and go to a better place. so that's all i have to say. finally, that space is for our children. whoever is the new operator, he better
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treat our children to the best of his ability or her ability. thank you very much. >> commissioners, we have an amended motion on the floor. i would like to call for the vote on the amended motion. all in favor say, "aye". >> aye. >> any opposed? the motion carries. now i would like to have a motion for the original resolutions. >> so moved. >> second. all in favor say, "aye". >> aye. >> any opposed? the motion carries. very good. let's move on to item 10. city clerk: item 10, authorize the general manager to execute the gas pipeline cross bore agreement. >> good afternoon.
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deputy general manager to authorize pg & e crews to work on the gas pipeline and when it occurs it might interfere with our -- assets. we have been working with them and want to work with them in the form of an mou. >> questions, comments, motion please. >> so moved. >> second. >> all in favor say, "aye". >> aye. >> any opposed? the motion carries. item 11. public comment? is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. item 11. city clerk: item 11. approve amendment no. 3 to fremont no. 9s 108. >> second.
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all in favor say, "aye". >> aye. >> any opposed? motion carries. is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. item 12, city clerk: approve the terms and conditions and authorize the general manager to enter into an agreement to sell and vacate an approximately 999 square feet. >> do you have any questions, comments. >> motion. >> second. >> all in favor say, "aye". >> aye. >> any opposed? the motion carries. thank you. okay, could you read the items for closed session. >> city clerk: item 15, existing litigation with san francisco
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pacific rod and gun club. item 16 conference with legal counsel san francisco administrative code section 67.10. >> item 17, existing litigation pacific gas and electric company, item 18 san francisco versus pacific gas and electric company. item 19. and item 20 is not going to be heard. >> is there any additional public comment? seeing none, public comment is closed. all in favor say, "aye". >> aye. >> any opposed? we are now going into closed [ gavel ] >> >> the commission has reconvened after closed session. the announcement following closed session is the following.
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15 no action, 16 settled. 17, 18, 19 no action. may i have a motion whether or not to disclose? >> motion to not disclose. >> all in favor say, "aye". >> aye. >> any opposed? >> motion carries. any other business. >> before we had our election today i had a couple of pending matters to get on the agenda. some of them are more procedural in nature. some of them are pretty substantive related to workforce, development and training but some of the communication between staff and individual commissioners, i would like to see change a little bit. i was talking more along the lines of direct communication regarding official announcements and
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puc sponsored events for each commissioner to communicate and related to emergency type things but also ground breaking things in our construction issues and finally there are items pending right now that hopefully we'll discuss with chairwoman caen related to our workforce development and training. >> good suggestion. do you have anything? >> madam chair? >> so, with that being said. this meaning is convened at 4:00. [ meeting is adjourned ] >> >>
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>> good morning. welcome to the san francisco full board of supervisors meeting of tuesday's october 7, 2014, go giants yeah.
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>> embolism caller. >> supervisor avalos supervisor breed supervisor campos president chiu supervisor cohen supervisor farrell supervisor kim supervisor mar supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee mr. president, all members are present. >> ladies and gentlemen, could you please join us in the pledge of allegiance of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> colleagues, we have our board meeting minutes of can i
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have a motion we'll take that without objection. madam clerk any communications. >> none today. >> could you read our consent calendar yawned females 4 through 6 comprise the calendar are considered to be routine and may be acted upon by a single roll call vote of the commission. >> colleagues any matters to be severed roll call on item 1 through 6. >> supervisor campos supervisor chiu supervisor cohen per supervisor farrell supervisor kim supervisor mar supervisor tang supervisor wiener supervisor yee supervisor avalos supervisor breed
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there are 11 i's. >> those items are passed. >> item one to encourage the development of the environment and the port to develop a policy of hazardous fossil fuels of coal and oil and crude oil. >> colleagues today, we have a hearing this resolution we have before you today builds off the work by the vice president of the environment the commission on the environment as well as our very own ports department to prohibit the transport of he'sus you crude oil and coal and petco those hazards materials pose a threat to our community the shipment are increasing that throughout the country including northern california and resulted in one million gallons of split
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crude in the last decade while the public attention he it a he o attendance our court has incredible industrial and maritime development potential a few months ago i was approached by the community advocates who expressed concerns about the environment of a new bulk cargo facility specifically it might be used to transport those hazardous materials our port and port commission has veementd leadership consistently will i rejecting the port tenors transport of material this policy needs to be applied long after we're begun and the current leadership of the port is gone the leadership of colors
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found in the bay area community who already suffer will bear the brunt 69 it's it is requesting that the city departments continue to formalize their leadership and develop a set of the i don't believe we yet have all the answers how best to go about this i think it's par important for the protective body to express importance on the negative impacts of the community and the environment i'll ask for your support today, i have baird director heinecke benson from the port to answer questions you may have thank you. >> colleagues any further discussion can we take that same
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house, same call? we'll take that without objection. this is adapted. >> colleagues why don't we go to item 7. >> item 7 is an ordinance to amend the web series to the film production uses and to establish the notice requirements to films that results in the traffic congestion that lasts four or more hours. >> colleagues, same house, same call? ? this ordinances a passes. >> item 8 resolution to approve a contract between insult with the systems protect rehabilitation to remove the doors and shift the remaining balance of the funds to rehabilitate the trucks l r v not to exceed $74.6 million and supervisor wiener >> thank you, colleagues as you
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recall we approved an important contract to purchase the next generation of light rail vehicles from seman's to replace the inaccurate light rail fleet it is the top source of unreliability in the muni system we don't have enough of those vehicles muni didn't purchase you enough 20 years ago with the vehicles with various disconnects and their performance is unacceptable it absolutely degrades subway service not enough vehicles in the subway and tremendous overcrowding and the fleet is insufficient to carry the number of passengers rely on it during the rush hour it creates headaches for the folks with the
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purchase of the light rail from seman's we'll double the number of vehicles those vehicles will be more irresponsible and require less politeness and see a dramatic improvement on all lines, however, we know it will take a number of years to phase those vehicles in although we'll try to accelerate their production and delivery we will be holding hearing to talk about how to bridge the gap to make the absolute most of the inadequate fleet we currently have to make sure that all the vehicles are in operation so today is contract before us authorizes the mta to have significant number of its light rail vehicles 41 to be precise retrofitted in terms of their doors and steps and your supply units those restraining order
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significant challenges of the cause of breaks down and so allowing this retrofit will allow them to serve more frequently and reduce the number of breaks down and help us limb long with the light rail system until the californiay can arrive. >> colleagues, same house, same call? this resolution is adapted item 9. >> is a resolution to declare the intent of the city to reimburse authorizing the mar to submit an application and related document to the allocation committee with the mortgage bonds not to exceed to $60 million for mission bay
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southwest and authorized the execution of the documents to ratifying and approving the documents in relation next with this project. >> colleagues, same house, same call? and item 10 to provide and a an exception for permanent residents on short-term rentals under certain conditions to establish the procedures and an application fee for a short-term rental registry for the tracking and men and women e acknowledging the mr. larkin code shall not change the unit type as residential and making the finding. >> at this moment i'd like to call the sponsor. >> thank you. i understand that supervisor tang is one of the few members not submitting
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an amendment so let me first thank you, everyone for what's been a long journey close to two years of work and countlessly testimony this is the democratic process i want to thank our tenant advocates and landlord and property owners and the tourism whodunit u community as well as neighborhood advocates and the home sharing community and the department of building inspection and their commissioners and staff our city attorney our land use committee and particularly amy chang. >> also want to thank colleagues we've worked to revolve those on sequa reform and logo listing inlands and thank you for your patience
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one thing i think every everyone in this chamber the status quo is not working we have seen an contemplation of short-term rentals at least 5 or 6 thousand listing that's been stimulated it last year over one hundred though tractions and we all know under current law this illegal no regulatory enforcement that's been implemented we need a real regulatory framework the basis of the legislation is framed through the lens of our housing affordability how we can afford to live in the city without the changes in the current law there's positive and negative specs aspects to short-term rentals we know that short-term rentals is making housing affordability more difficult and easier at the same time our city
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policies need to reflect that reality on the one hand the practice of short-term rentals is pushing san franciscans out of our city (clapping) we have we know of landlord that have ellis act entire buildings and turned them into full-time year round hotels and tenants that entered into one unit and lease multiple unit as bed-and-breakfast this legislation will establish a regulatory infrastructure saying that activity is prohibited if you're using airbnb or housing to be used around the clock and year as vacation rentals your will subjected to daily one thousand finances and criminal penalties if i continue with
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that. >> i'd like to remind everyone we would like to respect those who are speaking refrain from positive or negative sound. >> on the other hand, we also know that home sharing has allowed san franciscans so afford to live in the city seniors students traveling for the summer or contraband parent visiting during christmas artists or workers traveling one day of the week and under our legislation if you are a permanent resident that's someone living in the city at least 9 months out of the year and play by the rules we'll permit you to give the amendment in limited activity our rules you'll register with the city any issues come up we know who is responsible it requires a
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host to pay fuel taxed it's estimated we could be o'clock collecting a lot of tax and host to get insurance and requires the host not to do anything in violation of your life and safest building codes what i property it requires you live in san francisco at least 9 months of the year this coincide with a season for a student during the summer or family that's traveling or workers out of town for one week of the month or one week i understanding that most the home sharing community thinks this is too stricken gent we've heard hundreds of folks that is a it should be closer to six months and others think it is closer to a few weeks i think
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st. what i propose strikes a balance i want to thank the incredible amount of work by the planning staff and commission i hope you've read their analysis and we've made close to 20 amendments in numerous public meetings on this topic let me touch b upon the key amendments we've made first of all, we've made many amendments to strengthen the enforcement we have consolidated it from two agencies to one and moving the responsibility of improvement if the department of building inspection and increased the penalties for increased violations doubling the finances for second and tripling the fines for third we've required them to issue rummage numbers to be included in the posting to
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improve observe the enforcement and documents we've made it without a registration violation subject to enforcement and subject the platforms to violations and this is something we've added we require all hosts one a year to report the number of days of short term activities they've engaged in in order to maintain a good standing and asked by the affordable housing community our legislation explicitly exudes affordable housing from participation in the short-term rental activity chugging below market rate the bmr unit from the inclusionary and the single room occupancy units is and subletting or short term rentals at the request of the department it regulates single-family homes we require
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the residents of single-family homes for compliance with the residence requirement we have life safety and building safety requiring that anyone that registers with the city must be in compliance compliance with the plumbing and other interest would codes in order to be granted permission it so be revoked if there's new nos of violation orders of abatement access and deessentialist nos thank you supervisor cohen for her suggestion we require the posting of fire survivalist in each unit hosted supervisor wiener and supervisor farrell suggested we increase the liability insurance to one half million dollars to indemnify folks and i supported those amendments and also, they proposed that we require property owner notification when
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tenants have completed applications to rent let me he'd the process this has been a longs conversation that's taken two years to research and refine and work with the stakeholders thank you as we started this process the tenant advocates promoted we include requirements around primary resident and hotel union leaders pushed for the collection of hotel tax i support and it was about that time the landlord and property owners ask for the existing leases as well as the liability insurance and colleagues thank the fact we're going through the perspective practice unfortunately, there was a measure i had and many had issues we know the legislation process for the democratic
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feedback to incorporate the public's feedback and our feedback to make amendments to address the future issues new developments that come up we can address those as well and one thing i'll mention two other changes is to require every year the planning department and planning commission to analyze our suggestions and as well as to insure that the planning department has enough resources to adequately and proactive enforce the rules they need to enforce let me close with the following i want to thank for sharing our ideas about home sharing there's been a significant difference in prospective i tried to balance the perspectives in a reasonable solution with the underlying goal of addressing our foonlt crisis and colleagues let's t