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San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee Special Meeting – July 16, 2024: $390M Bond Election Items Advanced to Full Board

Budget and Finance CommitteeTuesday, July 16, 2024
BodySan Francisco, California
SessionBudget and Finance Committee
DateTuesday, July 16, 2024
StatusFILED
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0:06

Good morning.

0:07

The meeting will come to order.

0:08

Welcome to the July 16th special meeting of the budget and finance committee.

0:11

I'm Supervisor Connie Chan, Chair of the Committee.

0:13

I'm joined by Vice Chair Raphael Mendelman and Supervisor Mirna Malgar.

0:16

Our clerk is Brent Halipa.

0:17

I'd like to thank Eugene Labadia from SCR TV for broadcasting this meeting.

0:23

Mr.

0:24

Clerk, do you have any announcement?

0:25

Thank you, Madam Chair.

0:26

Just a friendly reminder to those in attendance to please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices to prevent interruptions to our proceedings.

0:34

Should you have any documents to be included as part of the file, they should be given to myself, the clerk.

0:56

If you wish to be accurately recorded for the minutes, alternatively, you may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways.

1:02

Email them to myself, the budget and finance committee clerk at B R E N T dot J A L I P A at S F G O V dot O R G.

1:13

If you submit public comment via email, it will be forwarded to the supervisors and also included as part of the official file.

1:30

And Madam Chair, that concludes my announcements.

1:32

Thank you, Mr.

1:32

Clerk.

1:33

Can you please um call items one and two together?

1:36

Yes, items one and two are pieces of legislation regarding the acquisition or improvement of real property, including facilities to deliver primary health care services, emergency medical services, skilled nursing services, and services for persons experiencing mental health challenges or persons with substance use disorders.

1:57

Acquire improve and seismically upgrade critical medical care and mental health facilities, hand emergency shelter facilities, hand improvements for certain transportation pedestrian and street safety related capital improvements, streetscape enhancements, and other public space improvements, hand related costs necessary or convenient for each of the foregoing purposes, authorizing landlords to pass through 50% of the resulting property tax increase, if any, to residential tenants under the administrative code.

2:26

And item three is the ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the city and county on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur bonded indentance of not to exceed $390 million to finance the acquisition or improvement of the aforementioned real property, providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such bonds.

2:53

Incorporating review of bond expenditures under the provisions of the administrative code by the citizens general obligation bond oversight committee, setting certain procedures and requirements for the election.

3:04

And uh item four is their resolution determining and declaring that the public interest and necessity demand the acquisition or improvement of the aforementioned real property.

3:13

And madam chair, we are in receipt of a memo from your desk that these two items may be referred to the full board later this afternoon as committee reports.

3:21

Madam Chair.

3:22

Thank you, Mr.

3:23

Clerk and colleagues.

3:24

Uh this item was continued from July 10's meeting due to the amendments that reflect uh the potential change uh of ACA 10 that is coming this November uh in the events that the voters approve a the change to ACA 10 to lower the threshold.

3:39

Um then we can uh also have these uh this bond um results will reflect on that um change.

3:46

And so with that, we already have uh in-depth discussion on that and uh review of the amendment uh that was made on July 10.

3:55

Um so with that, I don't see any name on the roster.

3:58

I don't have any questions.

3:59

Mr.

3:59

Clerk, please let's go to public comment on these items.

4:04

Yes, we invite members of the public who have joined us.

4:07

Uh if you wish to address this committee regarding these items one and two.

4:11

Madam Chair, we have no speakers.

4:13

Thank you.

4:14

Seeing no public comments, public comment is now closed.

4:16

Colleagues, I would like to uh make the motion to move both items to full board with recommendation and a roll call, please.

4:24

And on that motion, uh to forward uh the ordinance and resolution to the full board with a positive recommendation as committee reports, madam chair.

4:33

Yes, as committee report.

4:34

My apologies.

4:35

Thank you.

4:35

Okay.

4:36

Uh Vice Chair Mandelman.

4:37

Aye.

4:37

Metalman, I, Member Melgar.

4:39

Aye.

4:39

Melgar, I, Chair Chan.

4:41

Aye.

4:41

Chan, I.

4:42

We have three eyes.

4:42

Thank you.

4:43

And the motion passes.

4:44

And with that, Mr.

4:45

Clark, do we have any other business before us today?

4:47

Madam Chair, that concludes our business.

4:48

Colleagues and the public, the meeting is adjourned.

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Summary of Proceedings

San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee Special Meeting – July 16, 2024

The Budget and Finance Committee, chaired by Supervisor Connie Chan and joined by Vice Chair Rafael Mandelman and Supervisor Myrna Melgar, met in a special session on July 16, 2024, to consider two related items: a resolution and an ordinance calling for a November 5, 2024 special election on a general obligation bond not to exceed $390 million. The bond would fund acquisition or improvement of real property for primary health care, emergency medical services, skilled nursing, mental health, substance use disorder services, seismic upgrades, emergency shelter, transportation, pedestrian and street safety improvements, and related costs. The committee previously continued the items on July 10, 2024, pending amendments tied to the potential passage of ACA 10, which would lower the voter approval threshold for such bonds.

Discussion Items

  • Chair Chan noted the items were continued from July 10 due to amendments reflecting the potential change from ACA 10 (a state constitutional amendment on the November 2024 ballot that would lower bond approval thresholds). The amendments ensure that if voters approve ACA 10, the bond results will reflect that change.
  • No committee members had questions. The clerk reported no speakers in public comment.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public speakers were present or submitted oral comments.

Key Outcomes

  • Motion to forward items to the full board with a positive recommendation as committee reports. The motion passed unanimously (3–0): Vice Chair Mandelman (aye), Member Melgar (aye), Chair Chan (aye).
  • The meeting was adjourned after concluding all business.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the July 16th special meeting of the budget and finance committee. I'm Supervisor Connie Chan, Chair of the Committee. I'm joined by Vice Chair Raphael Mendelman and Supervisor Mirna Malgar. Our clerk is Brent Halipa. I'd like to thank Eugene Labadia from SCR TV for broadcasting this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcement? Thank you, Madam Chair. Just a friendly reminder to those in attendance to please make sure to silence all cell phones and electronic devices to prevent interruptions to our proceedings. Should you have any documents to be included as part of the file, they should be given to myself, the clerk. 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 finance committee clerk at B R E N T dot J A L I P A at 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. And Madam Chair, that concludes my announcements. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Can you please um call items one and two together? Yes, items one and two are pieces of legislation regarding the acquisition or improvement of real property, including facilities to deliver primary health care services, emergency medical services, skilled nursing services, and services for persons experiencing mental health challenges or persons with substance use disorders. Acquire improve and seismically upgrade critical medical care and mental health facilities, hand emergency shelter facilities, hand improvements for certain transportation pedestrian and street safety related capital improvements, streetscape enhancements, and other public space improvements, hand related costs necessary or convenient for each of the foregoing purposes, authorizing landlords to pass through 50% of the resulting property tax increase, if any, to residential tenants under the administrative code. And item three is the ordinance calling and providing for a special election to be held in the city and county on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024 for the purpose of submitting to San Francisco voters a proposition to incur bonded indentance of not to exceed $390 million to finance the acquisition or improvement of the aforementioned real property, providing for the levy and collection of taxes to pay both principal and interest on such bonds. Incorporating review of bond expenditures under the provisions of the administrative code by the citizens general obligation bond oversight committee, setting certain procedures and requirements for the election. And uh item four is their resolution determining and declaring that the public interest and necessity demand the acquisition or improvement of the aforementioned real property. And madam chair, we are in receipt of a memo from your desk that these two items may be referred to the full board later this afternoon as committee reports. Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Clerk and colleagues. Uh this item was continued from July 10's meeting due to the amendments that reflect uh the potential change uh of ACA 10 that is coming this November uh in the events that the voters approve a the change to ACA 10 to lower the threshold. Um then we can uh also have these uh this bond um results will reflect on that um change. And so with that, we already have uh in-depth discussion on that and uh review of the amendment uh that was made on July 10. Um so with that, I don't see any name on the roster. I don't have any questions. Mr. Clerk, please let's go to public comment on these items. Yes, we invite members of the public who have joined us. Uh if you wish to address this committee regarding these items one and two. Madam Chair, we have no speakers. Thank you. Seeing no public comments, public comment is now closed. Colleagues, I would like to uh make the motion to move both items to full board with recommendation and a roll call, please. And on that motion, uh to forward uh the ordinance and resolution to the full board with a positive recommendation as committee reports, madam chair. Yes, as committee report. My apologies. Thank you. Okay. Uh Vice Chair Mandelman. Aye. Metalman, I, Member Melgar. Aye.

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