San Francisco Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting - March 5, 2024
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San Francisco Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting - March 5, 2024
The Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at 10:15 AM in City Hall. The meeting included roll call, approval of minutes, consent agenda, multiple legislative items, special commendations, public comment, and adjournment in memory of community members.
Consent Calendar
- Items 1 through 7 were approved unanimously as routine.
Public Comments & Testimony
- A member of the public spoke about racism, technology concerns, and urged honesty.
- A speaker read a passage from the Book of Jonah.
- Jim McAfee raised concerns about Laguna Honda Hospital policy preventing patients from bringing durable power of attorney or domestic partner registration documents, calling them contraband.
Discussion Items
- Item 8 (Extend sunset of contracting waivers for homeless services) – Passed 7-4 (Chan, Dorsey, Peskin, Safai voted no).
- Item 9 ($9 million settlement for Mason Masuda lawsuit) – Passed unanimously.
- Item 10 (Planning code density limits in historic districts) – Passed 8-3 (Dorsey, Engardio, Melgar voted no).
- Item 11 (Fleet charging conditional use authorization) – Passed unanimously.
- Item 12 (Transient occupancy tax returns) – Passed unanimously on first reading.
- Items 13-15 (Airport food vendor leases) – Adopted unanimously.
- Item 16 (EBT agreement at Alemany Farmers Market) – Adopted unanimously.
- Item 17 (Power sales revenue limit increase) – Adopted unanimously.
- Item 18 (Yosemite watershed management agreement) – Adopted unanimously.
- Item 19 (SFDPH participation in CalMHSA) – Adopted unanimously.
- Item 20 (Grant agreement for Potrero Avenue construction) – Adopted unanimously.
- Item 21 (In-kind gift acceptance) – Adopted unanimously.
- Item 22 (Potrero Bus Yard predevelopment agreement) – Adopted unanimously.
- Item 23 (Family and senior housing special use district) – Amended and passed on first reading; duplicated file re-referred to Land Use Committee.
- Item 24 (Forgivable loan for first-time homebuyers) – Amended with consultation language; passed 10-1 (Peskin opposed); duplicated file amended and re-referred to Land Use Committee.
- Item 25 (Microtrenching for fiber installation) – Passed on first reading unanimously.
- Item 28 (Housing production exemptions from notice/review) – Passed on first reading unanimously.
- Item 29 (Trader Joe’s liquor license transfer) – Adopted unanimously.
- Item 30 (Nonprofit contract monitoring ordinance) – Passed on first reading unanimously.
- Items 31-32 (Appointments to Veterans Affairs Commission and Market/Octavia Advisory Committee) – Approved unanimously.
- Item 33-36 (Appeal of parcel map at 1365-1371 York Street) – Hearing held; appeal withdrawn; motion to approve decision and table disapproval motions passed.
- Item 38 (Parcel delivery service ordinance) – Passed on first reading as amended.
- Item 41 (Resolution urging state to retain public defenders pilot funding) – Amended and adopted unanimously.
- Items 42-45 (Various resolutions and reappointment) – Adopted unanimously.
Special Orders – Commendations
- San Francisco-Cork Sister City 40th Anniversary: Recognized with remarks from Consul General Michal Smith, Lord Mayor Kieran McCarthy, and Supervisor Safai.
- Ugo Ramirez: Honored for his work at MOHCD on eviction prevention and rental assistance programs. He spoke about his career and dedication to community development.
- Castro Community on Patrol: Recognized for volunteer public safety work. Founder Gregory “Greggie” Carey accepted and noted the group’s training and national award.
- Gloria Esteva: Honored during Women’s History Month for her immigrant rights organizing with Causa Justa Just Cause. She spoke about her family’s activism and thanked supporters.
Key Outcomes
- All consent items passed.
- Several ordinances passed on first reading with specific vote splits noted.
- Item 24 (forgivable loan) was amended and passed, with a duplicated file re-referred for further amendment.
- The York Street parcel map appeal was resolved by withdrawal.
- Commendations were presented to four individuals/organizations.
- The meeting was adjourned in memory of Doris Vincent and David Johnson.
Meeting Transcript
Good afternoon and welcome to today election day March 5, 2024's Board of Supervisors meeting. Madam Clerk, could you please call the roll? Thank you, Mr. President. Supervisor Chan. Supervisor Chan. Chan present, Supervisor Dorsey. Dorsey present, Supervisor Rengario. Ingario present, Supervisor Mandelman. Mandelman present, Supervisor Melgar. Supervisor Melgar. Melgar present, Supervisor Peskin. Present. Peskin present, Supervisor Preston. Preston present, Supervisor Ronan. Ronan present, Supervisor Safai. Safai present, Supervisor Stephanie. Stephanie present, and Supervisor Walton. Walton present. Mr. President, all members are present. Thank you, Madam Clerk. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors acknowledges that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the Ramatushalone, who are the original inhabitants of the San Francisco Peninsula. As the indigenous stewards of this land in accordance with their traditions, the Ramatushaloni have never ceded, lost, nor forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. As guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. We wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and relatives of the Ramatushalone community and by affirming their sovereign rights as First Peoples. Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. Madam Clerk, do we have any communications or announcements? Yes, Mr. President. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors welcomes all interested persons to attend this meeting here in the board's legislative chamber in City Hall, a second floor, room 250, or you may watch the proceeding on SFGOV TV's Channel 26 or view the live stream at WWW.sfgovtv.org to submit your public comment and writing, send to the email address BOS at SFgov.org or via U.S. Postal Service to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the number one, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlitt Place, City Hall, Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102. Or if you need to make a reasonable accommodation request under the ADA or to request language assistance, you can contact the clerk's office at least two business days in advance by calling 415 554 5184. Thank you, Mr. President. Members. Thank you, Madam Clerk and colleagues, members of the public. I would like to welcome and recognize, and we'll be hearing shortly at our special order of commendation at 2 30, the chamber to our chambers, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Kieran McCarthy. Welcome to our chambers. Madam Clerk, uh, will you take us to the approval of the meeting minutes? Yes, approval of the January 3rd, 2024 board meeting minutes. Is there a motion to approve the board meeting minutes made by Supervisor Safai second by Supervisor Mandelman? On that motion made and seconded, a roll call, please. On the minutes, Supervisor Walton. Walton, I, Supervisor Chan. Chan, I, Supervisor Dorsey, Dorsey, I, Supervisor Rengario, Ingario, I, Supervisor Mandelman, Mandelman, I, Supervisor Melgar, Melgar, I, Supervisor Peskin, Aye. Peskin, I, Supervisor Preston, Preston, I, Supervisor Ronan. Ronan I, Supervisor Safai, Safai, I, and Supervisor Stephanie.
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