The ordinance authorizes the City to pay $975,000 to settle a lawsuit regarding alleged trespass and damage to property owned by the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board. In return, the Board will dismiss the lawsuit and negotiate a lease for the City's use of property near 1920 Evans Street.
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board against the City and County of San Francisco for $975,000; the lawsuit was filed on February 14, 2019, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, Case No. CGC-19-573781; entitled Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board v. Golden Bay Fence Plus Iron Works, Inc., et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged trespass onto the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board’s real property and damage to that property, including the severing of subsurface fiber optic lines; other material terms of the settlement are the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, in exchange for the payment of the settlement sum, agrees to dismiss the lawsuit in its entirety with prejudice and negotiate in good faith a lease for the City’s use of real property located at or near 1920 Evans Street in San Francisco.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a lawsuit settlement between the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board and the City and County of San Francisco regarding property damage.
The Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board filed a lawsuit against the City and County of San Francisco and others for alleged trespass and damage to property, including severed fiber optic lines.
The Clerk of the Board received the settlement proposal from the City Attorney's office.
The settlement proposal was assigned to the Government Audit and Oversight Committee for review.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee recommended the settlement proposal for passage.
The Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance on first reading, authorizing the settlement.
The Board of Supervisors finally passed the ordinance, authorizing the settlement of the lawsuit.
The Mayor approved the ordinance, finalizing the settlement agreement.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record