The Budget and Appropriation Committee, chaired by Supervisor Connie Chan, met on June 17, 2026 to consider 18 items of trailing legislation accompanying the mayor’s proposed budget. The committee voted on most items, with several amendments and continuances.
Good morning. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the June 17, 2026 meeting of the budget and appropriation committee. I am Supervisor Connie Chan, Chair of the Committee. I'm joined by Vice Chair, Supervisor Matt Dorsey, and members supervisors Danny Sauter and Shaman Walton. President Rafael Mandelman will be joining us shortly. Our clerk is Bretton Haliba. I would like to thank Jamie Avercherry from SFGov TV for broadcasting this meeting. Mr. Clark, do you have any announcement? Thank you, Madam Chair. Just a friendly reminder to those in attendance to again please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices to prevent interruptions to our proceedings. And should you have any documents to be included as part of the file, they should be submitted to myself, the clerk. Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda. When your vice 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. Um we do invite you to fill out a comment card and leave them on the trade by the television to your left by those doors. If you wish for your name 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.j.org 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 be good at place, room two forty-four, San Francisco, California, 94102. And finally, hacked uh items acted upon and referred out of committee today are expected to appear with the first appearance of the budget on the full board of supervisors agenda of July 14th, unless otherwise stated. Madam Chair. Thank you. And um, we call the items on today's agenda. First that these are actually what we identify as trailing legislation, which actually uh typically goes with the budget. Uh it means that any amendments to the legislation is a conversation with the mayor and um and his budget office and team. Um and it will require a conversation and agreement to come to amend these legislation. That with that also is each item will also be allowed for public comment and has indicated that today uh with this committee the public comment is limited to one minute. Um, and of course, for those item that has budget and legislative analyst report, as usual. We will have department presentation first, followed by the budget and legislative analysts. Then we'll we'll have questions and comments from this body, then we will proceed to public comment. Um, and so with that, Mr. Clerk, please call item number one. Yes, item number one is an ordinance amending the business and tax regulations code to extend through June 30th, 2027 the waiver of certain first year permit license and business. Oh, sorry. Um is that right? I'm sorry, one second. Leave that in the wrong notes. It is. It is an ordinance awarding the business and tax regulations goes to extend through June 30th, 2027, the waiver of certain first year permit license and business registration fees for specified small businesses that newly form or that opening new location. Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Clerk, and uh would like to welcome uh Supervisor Steven Sherrow to the chamber and joining this committee, and you're welcome to have your remark. Well, good morning, um colleagues. Thank you, Chair Chan, uh Vice Chair Dorsey, committee members for hearing this item today. Um, this ordinate extends ordinance extends the uh the city's first year free program, which is set to expire on June 30th, after which new small businesses uh will face significant cost increases when attempting to open new storefronts in the city. Um I introduce this ordinance because I believe it's vital uh that we extend the program. Investing in our small businesses not only helps our merchant corridors and economy, but injects life and vibrancy into our neighborhoods citywide.