Wed, Oct 1, 2025·San Francisco, California·Budget and Finance Committee

Budget and Finance Committee Meeting Summary - October 1, 2025

Discussion Breakdown

Parks and Recreation20%
Public Health19%
Early Childhood Education13%
Economic Development11%
Technology and Innovation10%
Procedural6%
Procurement6%
Homelessness5%
Engineering And Infrastructure4%
Transportation4%
Public Safety2%

Summary

Budget and Finance Committee Meeting - October 1, 2025

The Budget and Finance Committee, chaired by Supervisor Connie Chan with Vice Chair Matt Dorsey, convened on October 1, 2025, to review and approve multiple resolutions concerning grants, contracts, and agreements. All items were forwarded to the full Board of Supervisors with positive recommendations.

Consent Calendar

  • Routine approvals and unanimous actions for all agenda items, which were moved to the full board with positive recommendations.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • On Item 1 (22nd Street Trail Steps):
    • Donovan Lacey, acting executive director of the Dog Patch and Northwest Petrero Hill Green Benefit District, expressed full support for the project, stating it would replace a dangerous path with safe access to community amenities.
    • J.R. Epler, president of the Potrero Boosters Neighborhood Association, described the project as "nearly perfect" and urged approval for the benefit of the Potrero Hill and Dog Patch communities.
    • Clement, a nearby resident, expressed support, noting that the current path prevents his family from using the Rec Center and that the stairs would make it accessible.
    • Jennifer Serwer, a friend of Petrero Hill Rec Center, supported the project after working on it since 2016, emphasizing its importance for community connectivity.
    • Brenda Lord, a parent in Dog Patch, expressed support, highlighting that the stairs would reduce travel time for her children to school.
    • James Harvey, an abutter on 22nd Street, stated that everyone on his street supports the project for safer school routes.
    • An unnamed speaker emphasized the broader need for pedestrian infrastructure and supported the project as a step towards community connectivity.

Discussion Items

  • Item 1: Resolution for Recreation and Park Department to accept an in-kind grant for the 22nd Street Trail Steps. Presented by Tamar Barlev, highlighting community advocacy and full funding from UCSF and partners. Supervisors expressed appreciation and support.
  • Item 2: Resolution for Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing to amend a grant agreement with San Francisco Health Plan for enhanced care services. Presented by Dylan Schneider, discussing successful outcomes like reduced hospital visits. Supervisors supported the expenditure as money well spent.
  • Item 3: Resolution for Department of Public Health to apply for state grants for behavioral health infrastructure. Presented by Kelly Kirkpatrick, outlining projects for substance use disorder treatment and a health recovery center. Supervisors Dorsey and Chan expressed support, with Dorsey adding as a co-sponsor.
  • Item 4: Resolution for District Attorney's Office to accept a grant for wage theft enforcement. Presented by Ernst Halpern, focusing on criminal enforcement for vulnerable workers. Supervisors supported, with Dorsey noting the importance of such cases.
  • Item 5: Resolution for agreement between Department of Children, Youth, and Their Families and SFUSD for the Student Success Fund. Presented by Sharice Dorsey Smith, detailing grants for community schools. Supervisors praised the partnership and work.
  • Item 6: Resolution for amendment to lease agreement at SFO Terminal 2. Presented by Daniel Sing, explaining temporary spaces due to delays. No significant discussion; recommended approval.
  • Item 7: Resolution for Department of Technology to amend agreement with AT&T for wireless services. Presented by Hao Seer, discussing cost control measures. Supervisor Chan emphasized need for better policy implementation on inactive lines.
  • Items 8 & 9: Resolutions for fuel contracts with Golden Gate Petroleum and Pacific Coast Petroleum. Presented by Sophie Hayward, highlighting competitive bidding. Recommended approval with a minor amendment to Item 9.

Key Outcomes

  • All items were forwarded to the full Board of Supervisors with positive recommendations.
  • Votes: Each item passed with two ayes (Supervisors Chan and Dorsey) and Supervisor Joe Guardio excused.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the October 1st, 2025 meeting of the Budget and Finance Committee. I'm Supervisor Connie Chan, Chair of the Committee. I'm joined by Vice Chair Supervisor Matt Dorsey. Our clerk is Brent Haliba. I would like to thank Kalina Mendoza from SFGov 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 submitted to myself, the clerk. 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 tray by the television to your left by the doors. If you 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. SFGO V.org. 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 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlick Place. Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102. And finally, Madam Chair, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda of October 7th, unless otherwise stated. Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. And before we call item number one, we will need to excuse Supervisor Joe and Guardio. And I would like to move to excuse the supervisor and a roll call, please. And on that motion to excuse uh Supervisor and Guardio from today's meeting. Vice Chair Dorsey. Dorsey, I. Chair Chan. I. Chan, I. We have two eyes with member and guardio excused. The motion passes. And um, as always, we will have budget and legislative analysts reports uh for items on our agenda. And what we would do is to have department uh presentation first, followed by the budget and legislative analyst. Then we will take questions and from this com from this committee, and then we will go to public comment. And with that, Mr. Clark, please call item number one. Item number one is a resolution authorizing the recreation and park department to accept and expend an in-kind grant from the dog patch and northwest Petrero Hill Green Benefit District valued at approximately 580,000 for the design and construction of the 22nd Street Trail Steps, and to authorize the general manager of RPD to enter into modifications to the grant agreement that does not materially increase the obligations nor liabilities to the city and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the contract or this resolution. Madam Chair. Thank you. And we have Brecken Park here. My name is Tamar Barlev, and I'm with the recreation and parks department partnerships division. And I'm here with our partners, Dog Patch and Northwest Petro Hill GBD and members of the Friends of Patrero Hill Rec Center to present to you item one on today's agenda, a resolution authorizing the recreation and park department to accept an in-kind grant from Dog Patch and Northwest Petrao Hill GBD, valued at approximately 580,000 for the design and construction of the 22nd Street Trail steps. To provide a little local context, on the left is a view of Petrao Hill bounded by 280, 101, Caesar Chavez, and 16th Streets. At the top of Petrao Hill, which is squarely in District 10, on the eastern side is a 10-acre Patrero Hill Rec Center, which houses recreation center and gymnasium, athletic courts and fields, a community garden, trails, and incredible vistas.