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San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee Meeting: June 3, 2026

Budget and Finance CommitteeWednesday, June 3, 2026
BodySan Francisco, California
SessionBudget and Finance Committee
DateWednesday, June 3, 2026
StatusFILED
Video Record
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Transcript — Verbatim
0:12

Good morning.

0:12

The meeting will come to order.

0:14

Welcome to the June 3rd, 2026 of the Budget and Finance Committee.

0:17

I am Supervisor Connie Chan, Chair of the Committee.

0:25

Our clerk, it's Brent Hallipa.

0:27

I would like to thank Jeanette uh Iganoff from SFTV for broadcasting this meeting.

0:35

And now I uh welcome and join by Vice Chair Supervisor Matt Dorsey.

0:39

Mr.

0:39

Clerk, do you have any announcement?

0:41

Thank you, Madam Chair.

0:42

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, they should be submitted to myself, the clerk 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 on the west side of the chamber to your right, my left along those curtains.

1:04

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.

1:12

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

1:19

Email them to myself, the budget and finance committee clerk at Br ENT.j at SFGOV.org.

1:28

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 and city hall at one Dr.

1:41

Carlton be good at place.

1:43

Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102.

1:47

And finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the board of supervisors' agenda of June 9th, unless otherwise stated.

1:54

Madam Chair.

1:55

Thank you, Mr.

1:56

Clerk.

1:57

And before we call item number one, I would like to just remind the public that we have budget and legislative analyst reports for items two, three, eight, eleven, twelve on today's agenda.

2:07

And for those items, we will have the department presentation first, followed by the budget and legislative analyst.

2:13

Then we will take questions and public comments.

2:15

So with that, Mr.

2:16

Clark, please call item number one.

2:18

Yes, item number one is an ordinance.

2:21

Waiving the competitive solicitation requirement under the administrative code and authorizing the director of public works to retroactively enter into an agreement with the transgender district in the amount of 24.5 thousand for the purposes of printing and installing placemaking banners in the transgender district in the southeastern tenderloin and along sixth street south of market.

2:43

Madam Chair.

2:44

Thank you and colleagues.

2:46

Uh this item was continued from last week because we were anticipating a grant agreement, but as it turns a copy of the grant agreement, but as it turns out, it seems like we're waived because of the waiving of the competitive bidding for this project that we no longer uh we needed to have a grant agreement, and the issue has been resolved with city attorney's office.

3:10

And so with that, let's go to public comment on this item.

3:13

Yes, we're opening public comment for this item number one.

3:16

If we have any members of the public who wish to address this committee, madam chair, we have no speakers.

3:21

Seeing no public comments, public comment is now closed.

3:26

Uh colleagues, I would like to move this item to full board with recommendation and a roll call, please.

3:31

And on that motion to refer to the full board with recommendation, Vice Chair Dorsey.

3:35

Aye.

3:35

Dorsey, aye.

3:36

Member Sauter.

3:37

Sauter, aye.

3:38

Chair Chan.

3:39

Aye.

3:39

Chan, aye.

3:40

We have three ayes.

3:41

The motion passes.

3:43

Mr.

3:43

Clerk, please call item number two.

3:45

Item number two retro is a resolution retroactively approving amendment number four to a grant agreement between the Office of Economic and Workforce Development and Bay Area Community Resources for Management of the Community Economic Recovery Hubs grant to increase the contract amount by 1.5 million for a total not to exceed amount of approximately 16.8 million for the period of July 1st, 2022 through June 30th, 2026.

4:12

Effective upon approval of this resolution by the board, uh, and to authorize the executive director of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development to enter into amendments or modifications to the contract prior to its final execution by all parties that do not materially increase the obligations nor liabilities to the city and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the contract.

4:33

Thank you, Mr.

4:34

Clerk.

4:35

Sorry.

4:36

Sorry.

4:37

Thank you, Mr.

4:38

Clerk, and welcome to Supervisor Cheyenne Chen to the chamber.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procurement███████████████████19%
Economic Development██████████████14%
Homelessness█████████████13%
Real Estate And Leases████████████12%
Procedural████████8%
Public Health███████7%
Affordable Housing███████7%
Cannabis Regulation██████6%
Audit And Compliance█████5%
Summary of Proceedings

San Francisco Budget and Finance Committee Meeting: June 3, 2026

The Budget and Finance Committee, chaired by Supervisor Connie Chan, met on June 3, 2026 to consider several items including grant agreements, contract amendments, and lease approvals. The meeting lasted from approximately 10:00 AM to conclusion. Notable discussion centered on a retroactive grant amendment for community economic recovery hubs, with the committee voting to send that item to the full board without recommendation due to concerns about oversight and data integrity. All other items were approved with recommendation to the full board.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public spoke on any agenda item during the meeting.

Discussion Items

  • Item 1: Transgender District Banner Ordinance – Unanimously moved to full board with recommendation. No discussion.
  • Item 2: Community Economic Recovery Hubs Grant Amendment (Bay Area Community Resources) – OEWD presented a request to retroactively increase the contract by $1.5 million for services already provided. The Budget Legislative Analyst (BLA) initially recommended against approval due to concerns about gift card controls, participant data accuracy (the number of participants exactly matched the goal of 7,150, indicating counting stopped once the goal was met), lack of program monitoring, and unclear subcontractors. After discussions, OEWD provided updated information and the BLA revised its recommendation to a policy matter. Supervisor Sauter expressed concerns about monitoring and data integrity, noting gift cards were said not to be used but were, and an unauthorized subcontractor was added. OEWD acknowledged staffing challenges. Supervisor Chen supported the item, citing essential services for immigrant communities. The committee voted 3-0 to send the resolution to the full board without recommendation.
  • Item 3: Airport Passenger Processing Systems Contract Amendment – SFO presented a $9.7 million increase to extend the contract through 2029. Performance metrics were met (98% resolution rate). Unanimously moved to full board with recommendation.
  • Item 4: Cannabis Equity Grant Acceptance – Office of Cannabis requested to accept a $2.1 million state grant for social equity businesses. Vice Chair Dorsey noted the good neighbor policies of dispensaries. Unanimously moved with recommendation.
  • Item 5: Proposition 4 Climate Bond Grant Application Authorization – Department of Environment requested a resolution to allow city departments to apply for state climate bond grants. Unanimously moved with recommendation.
  • Items 6 & 7: Police Department Grants – (6) Organized retail theft grant amendment (no cost extension to June 2028); (7) Acceptance of 1,800 naloxone units ($43,200 value). Both unanimously moved with recommendation.
  • Item 8: Ellis Street Lease (TADS Inc.) – Supervisor Sauter requested a continuance to June 17 for further amendments. Motion passed unanimously.
  • Item 9: DPH Office Lease at 796 Brandon Street – DPH presented a 5-year lease for jail health services administrative space. Unanimously moved with recommendation.
  • Items 10 & 11: Behavioral Health Contracts – (10) Performance contract with state for behavioral health services; (11) Amendment to Westside Community Mental Health Center contract for respite beds (increase $13.7 million, total $21.4 million). Westside reported 5,000 encounters and 183 unique individuals served since August 2025, with 93% leaving with a referral to next step. Vice Chair Dorsey inquired about prevention definitions and praised the model. Unanimously moved with recommendation.
  • Items 12 & 13: Golden Gate Apartments Rehabilitation – MOHCD presented a $75 million rehabilitation project (72 units at 1820 Post Street) with city loan of $22.6 million and bond authorization of up to $18.7 million. Unanimously moved with recommendation.

Key Outcomes

  • Item 2 was sent to the full board without recommendation (3-0) due to concerns about oversight, gift card controls, participant data accuracy, and subcontractor clarity.
  • Item 8 was continued to the June 17, 2026 meeting.
  • All other items (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) were approved and referred to the full board with recommendation by unanimous votes (3-0).
  • Items acted upon are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors agenda on June 9, 2026, unless otherwise stated.

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. The meeting will come to order. Welcome to the June 3rd, 2026 of the Budget and Finance Committee. I am Supervisor Connie Chan, Chair of the Committee. Our clerk, it's Brent Hallipa. I would like to thank Jeanette uh Iganoff from SFTV for broadcasting this meeting. And now I uh welcome and join by Vice Chair Supervisor Matt Dorsey. 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 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 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 for your name to be accurately recorded for the minutes, alternatively, you may submit public comment and writing in either of the following ways. Email them to myself, the budget and finance committee clerk at Br ENT.j at SFGOV.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 and city hall at one Dr. Carlton be good at place. Room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102. And finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the board of supervisors' agenda of June 9th, unless otherwise stated. Madam Chair. Thank you, Mr. Clerk. And before we call item number one, I would like to just remind the public that we have budget and legislative analyst reports for items two, three, eight, eleven, twelve on today's agenda. And for those items, we will have the department presentation first, followed by the budget and legislative analyst. Then we will take questions and public comments. So with that, Mr. Clark, please call item number one. Yes, item number one is an ordinance. Waiving the competitive solicitation requirement under the administrative code and authorizing the director of public works to retroactively enter into an agreement with the transgender district in the amount of 24.5 thousand for the purposes of printing and installing placemaking banners in the transgender district in the southeastern tenderloin and along sixth street south of market. Madam Chair. Thank you and colleagues. Uh this item was continued from last week because we were anticipating a grant agreement, but as it turns a copy of the grant agreement, but as it turns out, it seems like we're waived because of the waiving of the competitive bidding for this project that we no longer uh we needed to have a grant agreement, and the issue has been resolved with city attorney's office. And so with that, let's go to public comment on this item. Yes, we're opening public comment for this item number one. If we have any members of the public who wish to address this committee, madam chair, we have no speakers. Seeing no public comments, public comment is now closed. Uh colleagues, I would like to move this item to full board with recommendation and a roll call, please. And on that motion to refer to the full board with recommendation, Vice Chair Dorsey. Aye. Dorsey, aye. Member Sauter. Sauter, aye. Chair Chan. Aye. Chan, aye. We have three ayes. The motion passes.

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