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San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee Meeting - March 11, 2026

Budget and Finance CommitteeWednesday, March 11, 2026
BodySan Francisco, California
SessionBudget and Finance Committee
DateWednesday, March 11, 2026
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:07

Good morning.

0:08

The meeting will come to order.

0:10

Welcome to the March 11th, 2026 of the Budget and Finance Committee.

0:15

I am Supervisor Connie Chan, Chair of the Committee.

0:18

I'm joined by Vice Chair, Supervisor Dorsey, and Supervisor Danny Sauder.

0:24

Our clerk, it's Brent Halipa.

0:26

I would like to thank Jeanette Acknet off.

0:32

My apologies from Esacov TV for broadcasting this meeting.

0:37

Mr.

0:38

Clark, do you have any announcement?

0:40

Thank you, Madam Chair.

0:41

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.

0:49

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

0:53

Public comment will be taken on each item on this agenda.

0:56

When your item of interest comes up and public comment is called, please line up to speak.

1:00

On the west side of the chamber to your right, my left along those curtains, and will not require to provide public comment.

1:06

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.

1:11

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.

1:19

Email them to myself, the budget and finance committee clerk at B R E N T A L I P A at SFGO V dot ORG.

1:29

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

1:35

You may also send your written comments via U.S.

1:38

Postal Service to our office in City Hall at one.

1:41

Dr.

1:41

Carlton be good at the place.

1:43

Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102.

1:47

And finally, Madam Chair, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors' agenda of March 17th, unless otherwise stated.

1:55

Madam Chair.

1:56

Thank you, Mr.

1:57

Clerk.

1:58

And uh before we call item number one, we'd like to just remind the public that we have budget and legislative analysts report for item five on today's agenda.

2:06

And so for that item, we will have the department presentation first, followed by the budget and legislative analysts.

2:12

Then we will take questions and public comment.

2:14

With that, Mr.

2:15

Clerk, please call item number one.

2:17

Yes, item item number one is an ordinance amending the health and business and tax regulations codes to revise the definition of a food mobile food facility permit, had definitions for compact mobile food operations, mobile support unit and permitted auxiliary conveyance permits to reflect recent amendments to the California Retail Food Code, revising existing definitions of various other items to reflect state law definitions in that code and expand the definition of stadium concession to include food facilities and stadiums with a seating capacity of 5,000 or more, establish annual permit and plan check fees for auxiliary conveyance, compact mobile food operation and mobile support unit permits and wave license and permit fees for compact mobile food operations, amending the public works code to include a definition for compact mobile food operations and to expand the Department of Public Works Street vending authority to include regulation of compact mobile food operations and to require that department to consult with the Department of Public Health and the Fire Department when issuing rules and regulations that regulate street vendors.

3:27

Madam Chair.

3:28

Thank you, Mr.

3:29

Clerk.

3:30

Colleagues, um Supervisor Fielder, while she has requests uh for continuance for one more week to our March 18 meeting uh agenda.

3:39

While I do want to respect her request, um uh knowing that this legislation's been continuing for at least a couple weeks.

3:49

Um for the also for the reason that I wanted to make sure that for any fee um because of the posting requirement, um, I would like to have a date certain continuance, um be it to the next meeting or a date certain uh should there um be an agreement between Supervisor Fielder and the Department of Public Health through the uh facilitation uh from the mayor's office.

4:17

Um with that said, uh I am in agreement to continue for one more week to March 18.

4:24

But I certainly want to urge Department of Public Health, Supervisor Fielder, and as well as the mayor's office to really come to some agreement on this legislation by March 18.

4:37

Either we continue to a date certain so that we can amend accordingly, or that we then will either duplicate the file and figure out potential amendment uh at a later date, or that we uh be able to amend to have amend uh amendment on March 18 to allow this to go through and have a separate trailing legislation uh to address the issue.

5:03

So those are my intention uh for March 18 for and and the things that I would like to see um as chair of this committee uh by March 18.

5:14

And with that, Mr.

5:15

Clark, please um go to public comment on this item.

5:19

Yes, we are opening public comment on item number one.

5:22

If we have any members of the public who wish to address this committee regarding the continuance of this ordinance.

5:28

Madam Chair, we have no speakers.

5:30

Seeing no public comments, public comment is now closed.

5:33

Colleagues, I would like to move to continue this item to our NICS budget and finance committee meeting on March 18 in a roll call, please.

5:43

And on that motion that we continue this ordinance to the March 18th meeting of this committee.

5:48

Vice Chair Dorsey.

5:50

Dorsey, I, Member Sauter.

5:52

Sorter, aye.

5:52

Chair Chan.

5:53

I.

5:54

Chan, aye.

5:54

We have three ayes.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Affordable Housing████████████████████████████28%
Public Safety██████████████████18%
Public Health███████████████15%
Procedural██████████████14%
Community Engagement█████████████13%
Public Comment█████5%
Budget and Finance████4%
Procurement███3%
Summary of Proceedings

San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee Meeting - March 11, 2026

The Budget and Finance Committee, chaired by Supervisor Connie Chan and joined by Vice Chair Supervisor Dorsey and Supervisor Danny Sauter, met on March 11, 2026, to consider five items. The committee voted to continue one item to a date certain and approved four others, sending them to the full Board of Supervisors with positive recommendations.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Item 4 (Affordable Housing at 1939 Market Street): Two members of the public spoke in support. Lori St. John Waldwin, a resident of 95 Laguna Street and third-generation native San Franciscan celebrating her 71st birthday, testified that Open House is a lifeline and emphasized the need for elder LGBTQ+ housing. A second speaker, a transgender woman and resident of Open House, described the security and dignity provided by the housing and urged support for the project.

Discussion Items

  • Item 1: Mobile Food Facility Ordinance Amendment — Supervisor Fielder requested a one-week continuance to March 18, 2026. Chair Chan agreed but urged the Department of Public Health, Supervisor Fielder, and the Mayor's Office to reach an agreement by that date, suggesting options for amendments or trailing legislation. No public comment was heard. The committee voted unanimously to continue to March 18.

  • Item 2: Retroactive Grant for PATH/CITED Program — Alex Boyer of the San Francisco Health Network presented a resolution to accept and expend a $1,374,816.94 grant (with an equal IGT from DPH) from the California Department of Health Care Services for electronic health record implementation and support for CalAIM programs. The grant term runs January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, and is the end of this grant program. No public comment. The committee voted unanimously to send to the full board.

  • Item 3: Stop Scams SF Grant from JP Morgan Chase — Nicole Agbayani of the Office of Financial Empowerment presented a resolution to accept a $3 million grant from the JP Morgan Chase Foundation for a city-led fraud prevention program. The grant covers three years (December 15, 2025 to December 14, 2028). Discussion included examples of scams targeting young people and seniors, and the need for coordination with the District Attorney's Office. No public comment. The committee voted unanimously to send to the full board.

  • Item 4: Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program Award for 1939 Market Street — Matt Graves of MOHCD presented a resolution to accept a $47.5 million state award, with $35 million as a loan to Mercy Housing for a 185-unit 100% affordable housing project targeting aging LGBTQ+ seniors, and $12.5 million for transportation and street improvements. President Mandelman expressed concerns about ensuring the project serves the LGBTQ+ community given that over half the units are PSH or VASH, and about operating subsidy adequacy for the highest-need residents. Mercy Housing and Open House representatives detailed their outreach and referral strategies, including partnerships with the VA and a planned 18-month community engagement plan. Two members of the public spoke in support. The committee voted unanimously to send to the full board.

  • Item 5: Security Contract Amendment for SF General Hospital — Sophie Hayward of OCA presented a resolution to amend the contract with Allied Universal Security Services, increasing the not-to-exceed amount by $3.2 million to $15.38 million and extending the term by six months to December 14, 2026, to cover additional security posts following a fatal stabbing. The BLA recommended approval but requested a report on DPH's overall security needs and costs. The committee voted unanimously to send to the full board.

Key Outcomes

  • Item 1 (Mobile Food Facility Ordinance): Continued to the March 18, 2026 Budget and Finance Committee meeting by a vote of 3-0.
  • Item 2 (PATH/CITED Grant): Approved and sent to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation by a vote of 3-0.
  • Item 3 (Stop Scams SF Grant): Approved and sent to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation by a vote of 3-0.
  • Item 4 (1939 Market Street AHSC Award): Approved and sent to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation by a vote of 3-0.
  • Item 5 (SF General Hospital Security Contract): Approved and sent to the full Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation by a vote of 3-0.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the March 11th, 2026 of the Budget and Finance Committee. I am Supervisor Connie Chan, Chair of the Committee. I'm joined by Vice Chair, Supervisor Dorsey, and Supervisor Danny Sauder. Our clerk, it's Brent Halipa. I would like to thank Jeanette Acknet off. My apologies from Esacov 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 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, it 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 and 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 will not require 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 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 finance committee clerk at B R E N T A L I P A at SFGO V dot 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 one. Dr. Carlton be good at the 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 March 17th, unless otherwise stated. Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. And uh before we call item number one, we'd like to just remind the public that we have budget and legislative analysts report for item five on today's agenda. And so for that item, we will have the department presentation first, followed by the budget and legislative analysts. Then we will take questions and public comment. With that, Mr. Clerk, please call item number one. Yes, item item number one is an ordinance amending the health and business and tax regulations codes to revise the definition of a food mobile food facility permit, had definitions for compact mobile food operations, mobile support unit and permitted auxiliary conveyance permits to reflect recent amendments to the California Retail Food Code, revising existing definitions of various other items to reflect state law definitions in that code and expand the definition of stadium concession to include food facilities and stadiums with a seating capacity of 5,000 or more, establish annual permit and plan check fees for auxiliary conveyance, compact mobile food operation and mobile support unit permits and wave license and permit fees for compact mobile food operations, amending the public works code to include a definition for compact mobile food operations and to expand the Department of Public Works Street vending authority to include regulation of compact mobile food operations and to require that department to consult with the Department of Public Health and the Fire Department when issuing rules and regulations that regulate street vendors. Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. Colleagues, um Supervisor Fielder, while she has requests uh for continuance for one more week to our March 18 meeting uh agenda. While I do want to respect her request, um uh knowing that this legislation's been continuing for at least a couple weeks. Um for the also for the reason that I wanted to make sure that for any fee um because of the posting requirement, um, I would like to have a date certain continuance, um be it to the next meeting or a date certain uh should there um be an agreement between Supervisor Fielder and the Department of Public Health through the uh facilitation uh from the mayor's office. Um with that said, uh I am in agreement to continue for one more week to March 18. But I certainly want to urge Department of Public Health, Supervisor Fielder, and as well as the mayor's office to really come to some agreement on this legislation by March 18. Either we continue to a date certain so that we can amend accordingly, or that we then will either duplicate the file and figure out potential amendment uh at a later date, or that we uh be able to amend to have amend uh amendment on March 18 to allow this to go through and have a separate trailing legislation uh to address the issue. So those are my intention uh for March 18 for and and the things that I would like to see um as chair of this committee uh by March 18. And with that, Mr. Clark, please um go to public comment on this item. Yes, we are opening public comment on item number one. If we have any members of the public who wish to address this committee regarding the continuance of this ordinance. Madam Chair, we have no speakers.

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