San Francisco Land Use Committee Meeting: June 9, 2025
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San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee Regular Meeting – June 9, 2025
The Land Use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors met on Monday, June 9, 2025, at 9:45 AM, chaired by Supervisor Mirna Melgar, with Vice Chair Cheyenne Chen and Supervisor Bilal Mahmoud. The committee considered three agenda items: approval of a street resurfacing project list funded by Senate Bill 1, an ordinance allowing two projecting signs for corner businesses, and an ordinance authorizing interim housing in hotels and motels. The meeting concluded with all consent items passed and a continued item for further review.
Consent Calendar
- No consent calendar was presented; all items were discussed individually.
Public Comments & Testimony
- Item 1 (SB 1 Road Repair Funds): No public speakers.
- Item 2 (Projecting Signs): No public speakers.
- Item 3 (Interim Housing): No public speakers.
Discussion Items
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Item 1 – Resolution Approving Project List for SB 1 Road Maintenance Funds: Ayan Schneider, Government Affairs Manager at San Francisco Public Works, presented a resolution to approve a list of 178 blocks for resurfacing in FY2025-2026, funded by the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA). These blocks are part of a larger plan to resurface over 420 blocks citywide, with other blocks funded by different sources. Supervisor Chen requested a snapshot of the prioritization criteria for his district. The committee unanimously recommended the resolution to the full Board of Supervisors.
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Item 2 – Ordinance Allowing Two Projecting Signs for Corner Businesses: Presented by Lorenza Rosas from Supervisor Sherrill’s office and Audrey Merlone from the Planning Department. The ordinance amends the Planning Code to allow two projecting signs for all corner businesses in neighborhood commercial and residential-commercial districts, abolishing the 2301 Chestnut Street Special Sign District. The Planning Commission approved the item unanimously on May 15, 2025. The committee voted unanimously to recommend the ordinance to the full board.
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Item 3 – Ordinance for Interim Housing in Hotels and Motels: Presented by Supervisor Dorsey and Emily Cohen, Deputy Director of the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), along with Dr. Christy Soren from the Department of Public Health (DPH). The ordinance authorizes interim housing in three former hotels (Sharon Hotel, Keen, Marina Inn) for drug-free recovery programs, without abandoning their tourist use classification. Amendments were read into the record to add the three sites and make technical adjustments. The committee discussed data tracking for outcomes, including occupancy rates, demographics, and successful discharges. Supervisor Dorsey expressed strong support, noting community outreach and the need for recovery-oriented housing. The committee voted to amend the ordinance as presented and continued the item to the June 16, 2025 meeting for further review.
Key Outcomes
- Item 1: Passed unanimously (3-0) and sent to the Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation.
- Item 2: Passed unanimously (3-0) and sent to the Board of Supervisors with a positive recommendation.
- Item 3: Amendments adopted unanimously (3-0); ordinance continued as amended to the June 16, 2025 meeting for reconsideration.
- The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:45 AM.
Meeting Transcript
Good afternoon. This meeting will come to order. Welcome to the June 9th, 2025 regular meeting of the Land Use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. I am Supervisor Mirna Melgar, Chair of the Committee, joined by Vice Chair, Supervisor Cheyenne Chen and Supervisor Bilal Mahmoud. The committee clerk today is John Carroll. I'd also like to acknowledge Kalina Mendoza from SFGov TV for staffing this meeting. Mr. Clerk, do you have any announcements? Yes, thank you, Madam Chair. Please ensure that you've silenced your cell phones and other electronic devices you've brought with you into the chamber today. If you have any documents to be included as part of any of today's files, you can submit them to me. Public comment will be taken on each item on today's agenda. When your item of interest comes up and public comment is called, please line up to speak along your right-hand side. Alternatively, you may submit public comment and writing in either of the following ways. First, you may send your comment via email to me at J-O-H-N, period C-A-R-R-O-L-L at SFGOV.org. Or you may send your written comments via U.S. Postal Service to our office in City Hall. The address is one Dr. Carlton B. Goodlite place, room 244, San Francisco, California, 94102. If you submit public comment in writing, I will forward your comments to the members of this committee and also include your comments as part of the official file on which you are commenting. And finally, Madam Chair, items acted upon today are expected to appear on the Board of Supervisors' agenda of June 17th, 2025, unless otherwise stated. Thank you so much. Let's uh go to item number one, please. Agenda item number one is a resolution approving the list of projects to be funded by fiscal year 25-26 road maintenance and rehabilitation account funds for the local streets and road program as established by California Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Thank you so much. Good afternoon, Chair Melgar, Supervisors Chen Mahmoud, Clerk of the Board. My name is Ayan Schneider, Government Affairs Manager at San Francisco Public Works. Today we are seeking your consideration and approval of a resolution to certify a list of street resurfacing projects that will be funded by fiscal year 2025-26 road maintenance and rehabilitation account funds, which I'll be referring to as RMRA funds. For background, these funds, which are distributed annually on a formulaic basis to California cities and counties, are from the additional gas and diesel taxes enacted by Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. As part of their accountability and transparency provisions to implement the funds, the California Transportation Commission requires the adoption of an annual project list prior to cities and counties receiving these funds. San Francisco Public Works Street Resurfacing Program has identified six projects to receive next year's RMRA funds, which include 178 blocks throughout the city. Attached to the resolution is the project list detailing those 178 specifically identified blocks. All of these projects are currently in the design phase and are expected to be advertised for construction this calendar year or the first half of 2026. Other supplemental materials provided include a map with those same proposed blocks to be repaved, with a legend indicating which are supported by RMRA funds, as well as blocks that are to be funded by other sources. If SFgov TV would like to uh project the map on the screen, I have that available as well. These RMRA funds are just one slice of the pie that makes up our larger road resurfacing budget for public works. I'm joined today by members of our street resurfacing program, and together we're happy to answer any questions the committee may have. Thank you. Thank you uh very much, uh Mr. Schneider. Uh before I go to my colleague uh Mahmoud, I just want to um reiterate you you said it during your presentation. I just want you to reiterate it because we did get some communication from folks in the public. So this item that is in front of us today is only one part of the overall resurfacing plan. Um funding source of the overall resurfacing. It's just because some uh street, a particularly street or neighborhood falls in this list, and in the priority that you've specified does not mean that we're ignoring the folks that are not on this list. They're just coming from a different source and it's at a different timeline. Could you like restate that? Yeah, that thank you, uh Chair Melgar. That's exactly correct.
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