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The Government Audit and Oversight Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors met on November 5, 2026. Chaired by Supervisor Steven Sherrill and joined by Vice Chair Jackie Fielder and Supervisor Alan Wong, the committee considered items on surveillance technology policies, retail self-checkout, campaign disclaimers, and multiple labor agreements.
Item 1: Airport Surveillance Technology Policy (File 261035)
Diana Bolloch, Guy Clark, and Adam Gubser from the San Francisco Airport presented an ordinance to amend the airport's surveillance technology policy to add authorized uses for Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) for a new parking access and revenue control system. The airport introduced amendments to clarify that data is only shared with law enforcement for active criminal investigations. Supervisor Fielder asked about personally identifiable information (PII) protections and the 18-month data retention period, which staff explained were based on city accounting requirements and role-based access controls.
Item 2: Recreation and Park Surveillance Technology Policy (File 261036)
Christine Nath, CIO of the Recreation and Park Department, presented an amendment authorizing vehicle-mounted ALPRs for parking enforcement in Golden Gate Park. The revenue is designated to fund accessible and affordable recreation programming. The policy mirrors SFMTA's data and ticket processing policies.
Item 3: Restrictions on Self-Service Checkout (File 261103)
The committee considered an ordinance sponsored by Board President Mandelman requiring minimum staffing levels and item limits for self-service checkout in drug and food retail establishments. The item was continued to the committee's November 19, 2026 meeting.
Item 4: Campaign Disclaimer Website (File 260987)
Grace Wong from President Mandelman's office presented an ordinance updating the campaign disclaimer website to a .gov domain, as required by state law by 2029. The Ethics Commission approved the ordinance 5-0 on September 11, 2026. Supervisor Wong asked about granting the Ethics Commission greater flexibility over disclaimer language, to which Michael Canning responded that the current language harmonizes well with state law.
Items 5-12: Collective Bargaining Agreements and Compensation (Files 261136-261143)
Artist Graham, Employee Relations Director, presented eight MOU extensions for unions representing auto mechanics, supervising probation officers, building inspectors, and other city employees, alongside the annual unrepresented employee compensation ordinance. The extensions provide a 12% total wage increase over four years (approximately 3% annually) and extend provisions through June 30, 2031, with no layoff provisions for permanent civil service employees through June 30, 2029. The unrepresented employee ordinance provides a 1% wage increase.
Good morning. This meeting will come to order. Welcome to the November 5th, 2026 meeting of the Government Audit and Oversight Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. I'm Supervisor Steven Sherrill, Chair of the Committee, joined by Vice Chair Supervisor Jackie Fielder, and very shortly by Supervisor Alan Wong. Our committee clerk today is Monique Creighton, and thank you to Eugene Labatia of SFGov TV. Madam Clerk, do you have any announcements? Yes. 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 your right. Alternatively, you may submit public comment in writing in either of the following ways. Email them to the government audit and oversight committee clerk at M-O-N-I-Q-U-E.CRAYTON at SFGO V dot O R G. If you can submit public comment via email 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 or Office in City Hall. Number one, Dr. Carlton B. Goodlit, place room 244 San Francisco, California 94102. If you have documents you would like to be included as part of the file, please submit them to me before the end of the meeting. Please make sure to slide install cell phones and electronic devices to prevent any interruptions to today's proceedings. Finally, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisor's agenda of November 17th, 2026, unless otherwise stated. Thank you. Can you please call item number one? Yes, item number one is an ordinance approving the amended airport survey surveillance technology policy governing the use of automated license plate readers, ground transportation management system, parking assist, parking guidance system, and parking access and revenue control system. Okay. Um for this item, Diana Bolloch, Guy Clark, and Adam Gubser from the airport are here. Ms. Vullock, welcome. Thank you. Please go ahead. Good morning, supervisors. The airport is seeking approval to amend the airport surveillance technology policy governing the use of automated license plate readers or ALPR to reflect and authorize additional parking technologies being implemented as part of the airport's parking access and revenue control system or parks replacement project. The airport currently possesses and uses ALPRs for its ground transportation management system, parking assist, parking guidance assistant or park assist, and its parks project. The amendment adds the replacement project and additional authorized uses of ALPR. The project includes new license plate recognition and parking guidance capabilities in the international and domestic garages, as well as a virtual permit system for employee parking. The added uses allow the airport to one provide license plate-based access control with credential free entry and exit for customers and employees using license plates as the primary identifier. Two, transition from physical permits to a fully digital ALPR-based system. Three, provide for faster ingress and egress at parking lot gates. And five, provide improved parking enforcement employing mobile license plate recognition deployed on enforcement vehicles. Now the airport recognizes that license plate information can raise privacy considerations, which is why the STP establishes specific authorized uses, access controls, data management requirements, and security safeguards. The airport only shares information with law enforcement partners when there is a legitimate investigative active criminal investigation need. Such requests are handled case by case, and the airport consults with the city attorney's office regarding appropriate disclosure. Now related to that section, we did want to clarify in our policy to make it absolutely clear that these are only for active criminal investigations when we share with our law enforcement partners. So I did want to draw your attention to page one under policy statement. We've submitted some suggested modifications this morning. The first is to remove the word permitted from the first um goal statement. And the second is to add oh um so for the first goal statement, it would be to remove the word permitted and to add um also to use uh as a method for enforcing permitting requirements. And then for goal statement number two, adding active criminal investigations to the first and second phrases. So this is again just to clarify that um when we are dealing with law enforcement, it is only for um if requested for active criminal investigations. Um joined here with our IT and parking project manager and happy to answer any questions and um take into consideration those suggested modifications. Great, thank you.