The ordinance authorizes a settlement of a lawsuit where Genasci Dairy and associated parties will pay $400,000 to the City for alleged violations of public utility laws and damage to public infrastructure. This settlement is currently pending committee action.
Ordinance authorizing settlement of the lawsuit filed by the City and County of San Francisco against Genasci Dairy, Inc.; William Genasci and Susan A. Genasci, Trustees of the W&S Genasci Revocable Trust; Della May Genasci, Successor Trustee of the Edwin J. Genasci Trust; and July Walther, Successor Trustee of the Verena R. Walther 1998 Trust Agreement, for a $400,000 payment to the City; the lawsuit was filed on July 31, 2024, in Stanislaus County Superior Court, Case No. CV-24-006043, entitled City and County of San Francisco v. Genasci Dairy, Inc. et al.; the lawsuit involves alleged violations of Public Utilities Code, Section 10251 and damage to public infrastructure.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a lawsuit settlement involving alleged violations of public utilities law and damage to infrastructure.
The City filed a lawsuit against Genasci Dairy, Inc. and associated parties in Stanislaus County Superior Court for alleged violations of Public Utilities Code, Section 10251, and damage to public infrastructure.
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission recommended settling the lawsuit for a payment of $400,000 to the City.
The City Attorney drafted an ordinance to authorize the settlement of the lawsuit, which was approved as to form and recommended by the City Attorney's office.
The ordinance was received from the City Attorney's office by the Clerk of the Board.
The ordinance was received and assigned to a committee for further action by the President of the Board.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record