San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee Meeting - July 9, 2025
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San Francisco Budget and Appropriations Committee Meeting - July 9, 2025
The Budget and Appropriations Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors met on July 9, 2025, at 10:45 AM. The committee was chaired by Supervisor Connie Chan, with Vice Chair Matt Dorsey and members Joan Guardio, Shaman Walton, and President Raphael Mendelman. The meeting considered two ordinances that had been continued from the previous week due to substantive amendments and required 10-day fee posting. Both items were passed unanimously to the full Board of Supervisors.
Discussion Items
Item 1: Building, Subdivision, and Administrative Codes - Fee Adjustment and Building Inspection Fund Subfunds (File 250592)
- This ordinance amended the building, subdivision, and administrative codes to adjust fees charged by the Department of Building Inspection and to establish subfunds within the building inspection fund. The committee had continued this item from the prior week. No public comments were received. The committee moved the item to the full board with a positive recommendation. The motion passed 5-0 (Dorsey, Guardio, Walton, Mandelman, Chan all aye).
Item 2: Park Code - Cost Recovery for Golf Courses, Outdoor Event Facilities, Picnic Areas, and Athletic Fields; Golf Course Fees (File 250604)
- This ordinance amended the Park Code to authorize the Recreation and Park Department to add a cost recovery surcharge to fees for golf courses, outdoor event facilities, picnic areas, and athletic fields to cover stormwater and other maintenance costs. It also increased golf fees, adjusted San Francisco resident rates at certain courses, increased the cost of golf cards that entitle Pacifica residents to resident discounts at Sharp Park, adjusted weekend hours, limited resident senior discounts to weekdays, and required the department to post fees online. The committee had added dynamic pricing, reservation fees, and administrative costs specifically for golf courses. Public comment was heard from Lily Ackettes, president of Harding Park Women's Golf Club, co-founder of the San Francisco Women's Golf Alliance, and member of the San Francisco Public Golf Alliance. She expressed opposition to the proposed fees, stating they would make golf unaffordable for minorities, women, veterans, low-income families, individuals, juniors, and seniors on fixed incomes, and noted that senior weekend pricing would be removed. She urged the committee to reconsider to keep the courses diverse. No other public comment was received. The committee moved the item to the full board with a positive recommendation. The motion passed 5-0.
Key Outcomes
- Both ordinances were forwarded to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation by unanimous votes (5-0) on July 9, 2025. The items are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda on July 15, 2025.
Meeting Transcript
Good afternoon. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the July 9, 2025 meeting of the budget and appropriation committee. I'm Supervisor Connie Chan, Chair of the Committee. I'm joined by Vice Chair, Supervisor Matt Dorsey and members, Supervisors Joan Guardio, Shaman Walton, and President Raphael Mendelman. Our clerk, it's uh Brent Halipa. I would like to thank again Kalina Mendoza, um, starting from this morning to now from SFGov TV for broadcasting this meeting. Mr. Clark, do you have any announcements? Thank you, Madam Chair. Just a friendly reminder. Uh, to those in attendance to please make sure to sell and sell cell phones, handle electronic devices to prevent interruptions or proceedings. Should you have any documents to be included as part of the file? They should be submitted to myself, the clerk. Uh, public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda when your item of interest comes up in public comment is called. Please line up to speak on the west side of the chamber to your right, my left along those curtains. And while not required to provide public comment, we do invite you to fill out a comment card and leave them on the trade by the television to your left by the doors if you wish to be accurately recorded for the minutes. Alternatively, you may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways. Email them to myself, the budget and appropriations committee clerk at B R E N T dot J A L I P A. Hat S F G O V dot O R G. If you submit public comment via email, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and also included as part of the official file. You may also send your written comments via U.S. Postal Service to our office in City Hall at one Dr. Carlton Beaca the place. Room 244, San Francisco, California 94102. And finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda of July 15th unless otherwise stated. Madam Chair. Thank you. Mr. Clark, please call item number one. Yes, item number one. Apologies one second. Here's an ordinance. Uh amending the building subdivision and administrative codes to adjust fees charged by the Department of Building Inspection and to establish subfunds within the building inspection fund and affirming the planning department's determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Clerk and colleagues. This was actually continued from last week's budget and appropriation due to substantive amendments and requirement of 10-day um fee posting. Um and therefore it's now before us again. But I believe we already have discussion. Um so I don't see any other name on the roster. We will go to public comments on this item. Yes, if we have any members of the public have judged today who wish to address this committee regarding this item number one, and that was your opportunity. Madam Chair, we have no speaker. No. Yeah. It should be on the monitor what uh what item we're on. Okay. Thank you much. Uh with that, Madam Chair.
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