San Francisco Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting – October 22, 2024

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 10:15 AM, with all 11 supervisors present. The meeting included a consent calendar, a special order at 3:00 PM on the Bayview Hunters Point and Candlestick Point redevelopment plan amendments, commendations for community leaders and Assemblymember Phil Ting, and general public comment. Key decisions included approving a fee waiver for a mosaic stairway, eliminating the public art requirement for 100% affordable housing, adopting a street teams reporting ordinance, and continuing the redevelopment plan amendments to a future meeting.

Consent Calendar

• Items 1–9 were adopted unanimously. Notable resolutions include: a lease of 950 Grant Avenue for the Public Library ($168,000 annual base rent), a grant amendment with Mission Neighborhood Centers for homelessness prevention (not to exceed $20,633,600), a Homekey grant for 685 Ellis Street (not to exceed $18,226,702), contract amendments for security guard services with A1 Protective Services (not to exceed $34,767,000) and Treeline Security ($38,977,000), an agreement to purchase 94 hybrid electric buses from New Flyer of America (not to exceed $117,751,398), retroactive health grants from the California Department of Health Care Services ($3,862,929.40 and $1,612,839.48), and a predevelopment agreement amendment with Potrero Neighborhood Collective LLC (potential termination payment not to exceed $15,546,566).

Public Comments & Testimony

• On the 3:00 PM Special Order (Items 22–25): Dozens of speakers offered public comment. Many community members, union representatives, and local contractors expressed support for the Candlestick Point redevelopment amendments, citing the need for affordable housing (32% affordable overall, 41% in the first phase), local hiring, and economic development. Several speakers urged accountability, including demands for Five Point/Lennar to release community benefit dollars, ensure local black contractor participation, and maintain artist studio space at Hunters Point Shipyard. Some opposed the timeline extensions and called for shorter schedules and stronger performance milestones. Speakers also raised concerns about environmental contamination, sea level rise, and the need for deeply affordable units and child care facilities.
• General Public Comment: Speakers raised issues including: a labor dispute over the Department of Human Resources’ failure to honor a six-month probationary period for promoted employees as negotiated in the IFPTE Local 21 contract; support for Proposition 6 to end forced labor in state prisons; pedestrian safety following a fatal crash that morning; and requests for city support for the Special Police Officers Association (SPOA) training program for formerly incarcerated individuals.

Discussion Items

• Item 11 – Fee Waiver for Vicha Ratanapakdee Mosaic Stairway: Supervisor Stefani introduced an ordinance to waive major encroachment permit fees and planning code referral fees for a community-driven mosaic tile stairway project on Vicharatanapakdee Way in the Anza Vista neighborhood. The ordinance passed unanimously on first reading.
• Item 12 – Eliminating Public Art Requirement for 100% Affordable Housing: Supervisor Dorsey presented an ordinance to remove the 1% public art fee from the Planning Code for 100% affordable housing projects in the C-3 district, as required by the Housing Element and HCD’s policy review. The ordinance passed 10–1, with Supervisor Peskin voting no.
• Item 16 – Street Teams Reporting Ordinance: Supervisor Preston introduced an ordinance requiring regular reports from the Department of Emergency Management, Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Department of Public Health, and Fire Department on the efficiency and effectiveness of city street teams. The ordinance passed unanimously.
• Item 27 – Interim Zoning Controls for Legacy Businesses: A resolution imposing 18-month interim zoning controls requiring conditional use authorization before replacing legacy businesses in neighborhood commercial districts was adopted without objection.

Special Order: Committee of the Whole – Bayview Hunters Point and Candlestick Point Redevelopment Plan Amendments (Items 22–25)

• At 3:00 PM, the Board reconvened as a Committee of the Whole to hear a presentation from OCI Director Thor Kaslofsky and Senior Project Manager Laila Huston. They outlined amendments to the Bayview Hunters Point Redevelopment Plan and the Hunters Point Shipyard Redevelopment Plan, along with a related tax pledge resolution. Key changes include: extending the timeline to incur debt to 30 years from approval and repayment to 45 years plus 15 additional years to account for Navy cleanup delays; increasing the bonded indebtedness limit to $5.9 billion combined; and transferring 2,050,000 square feet of research and development entitlement from the shipyard to Candlestick Point to allow development to proceed independently. The total planned housing is 10,672 units (32% affordable), with 7,218 units at Candlestick and 3,454 at Shipyard, plus 4.9 million sq ft of commercial space and 300 acres of open space.
• Budget Legislative Analyst Nick Menard noted that only 4.5% of planned housing has been delivered since 2010, and suggested the board could consider alternatives such as reprocuring the developer or deferring approval of the shipyard amendments.
• Public comment was extensive (over 30 speakers). Many supported the project but called for stronger accountability measures, local hiring, and community benefit enforcement. Several artists urged preservation of existing studio buildings at the shipyard. A few speakers opposed the timeline extensions without performance guarantees.
• Supervisor Walton, who represents District 10, expressed support for moving forward but moved to continue Items 23, 24, and 25 to the next board meeting (October 29, 2024) to allow time for OCI to respond to written objections as required by state law. The hearing was filed.

Commendations

• The Board recognized Assemblymember Phil Ting with a resolution declaring October 22, 2024 as Assemblymember Phil Ting Day, honoring his service as budget chair and his advocacy for San Francisco, including funding for affordable housing, transportation, and community projects. Additional commendations were presented to Anne Diacampo (West Bay Filipino Multi-Service Center), the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity (led by Rev. Deborah Lee), Carol Anderson (SFPD clerk typist, retiring after 39 years), and Doug Shoemaker (retiring President of Mercy Housing California).

Key Outcomes

• Items 1–9 (Consent Calendar): All adopted unanimously.
• Item 11 (Mosaic Stairway): Passed on first reading unanimously.
• Item 12 (Public Art Fee): Passed 10–1 (Supervisor Peskin opposed).
• Items 13–15 (Liquor Licenses): Approved 11–0.
• Item 16 (Street Teams Reporting): Passed unanimously.
• Items 17–21 (Appointments): Approved, with residency waivers added for three appointees to Assessment Appeals Boards 1 and 2.
• Items 23–25 (Redevelopment Amendments): Continued to the October 29, 2024 board meeting; hearing filed.
• Item 33 (Resolution Supporting Proposition 6): Adopted without committee reference, endorsing a yes vote on California Proposition 6 to remove involuntary servitude from the state constitution.
• Items 30–37 (Adoption Without Committee Reference): Adopted unanimously, including resolutions for Filipino American History Month, Father Michael J. Healy Day, Sister Cities International Day, honoring Assemblymember Ting, supporting Proposition 6, scheduling a committee of the whole on SFUSD, and approving two final maps.